FIX: Merge replication non-convergence occurs with SQL Server CE subscribers

• The parent table has a dynamic subset filter.
• The child table is joined to the parent table by using a join filter.
• The subscribers to the articles are SQL Server CE subscribers.
• Updates on the parent table and the child table cause the row to go out of partition, followed by other updates to the parent table that cause the row to come back into partition.

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Service pack information

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Hotfix information

   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
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   19-Jun-2004  00:51  2000.80.952.0    664,128  Autoplt.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:51  2000.80.952.0     78,400  Console.exe
   19-Jun-2004  00:51  2000.80.952.0    315,968  Custtask.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:51  2000.80.952.0     33,340  Dbmslpcn.dll
   08-Apr-2004  21:42                   786,432  Distmdl.ldf
   08-Apr-2004  21:42                 2,359,296  Distmdl.mdf
   10-Oct-2003  18:48                       180  Drop_repl_hotfix.sql
   19-Jun-2004  00:51  2000.80.952.0  1,905,216  Dtspkg.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0    528,960  Dtspump.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0  1,557,052  Dtsui.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0    639,552  Dtswiz.dll
   10-Oct-2003  18:48                   747,927  Instdist.sql
   10-Oct-2003  18:48                     1,581  Inst_repl_hotfix.sql
   19-Jun-2004  00:51  2000.80.952.0    352,828  Isqlw.exe
   19-Jun-2004  00:51  2000.80.952.0     82,492  Itwiz.exe
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0     90,692  Msgprox.dll
   19-May-2004  23:43  8.11.40209.0     209,408  Mssdi98.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0     62,024  Odsole70.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0     25,144  Opends60.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:51  2000.80.952.0     57,904  Osql.exe
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0    279,104  Pfutil80.dll
   10-Oct-2003  18:37                   550,780  Procsyst.sql
   08-Apr-2004  21:42                    12,305  Qfe469315.sql
   08-Apr-2004  21:42                    19,195  Qfe469571.sql
   15-Jun-2004  18:11                 1,105,167  Replmerg.sql
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0    221,768  Replprov.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0    307,784  Replrec.dll
   15-Jun-2004  15:43  2000.80.952.0    159,813  Replres.rll
   10-Oct-2003  18:48                 1,087,150  Replsys.sql
   10-Oct-2003  18:48                   986,603  Repltran.sql
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0    287,304  Rinitcom.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0     78,416  Sdiclnt.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0     66,112  Semmap.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0     57,916  Semnt.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0    492,096  Semobj.dll
   15-Jun-2004  16:18  2000.80.952.0    172,032  Semobj.rll
   19-Jun-2004  00:51  2000.80.952.0     53,832  Snapshot.exe
   12-Mar-2004  03:10                   117,834  Sp3_serv_uni.sql
   19-Jun-2004  00:51  2000.80.952.0     28,672  Sqlagent.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:51  2000.80.952.0    311,872  Sqlagent.exe
   19-Jun-2004  00:51  2000.80.952.0    168,001  Sqlakw32.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0     33,344  Sqlctr80.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0  4,215,360  Sqldmo.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:51                    25,172  Sqldumper.exe
   15-Jun-2004  15:26  2000.80.952.0     28,672  Sqlevn70.rll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0    180,792  Sqlmap70.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0    188,992  Sqlmmc.dll
   15-Jun-2004  16:25  2000.80.952.0    479,232  Sqlmmc.rll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0    401,984  Sqlqry.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0     57,920  Sqlrepss.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0  7,581,777  Sqlservr.exe
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0    590,396  Sqlsort.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0     45,644  Sqlvdi.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0    106,588  Sqsrvres.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0     33,340  Ssmslpcn.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0     82,492  Ssnetlib.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0     25,148  Ssnmpn70.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0    123,456  Stardds.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0    158,240  Svrnetcn.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:51  2000.80.952.0     76,416  Svrnetcn.exe
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0     53,808  Ums.dll
   19-Jun-2004  00:52  2000.80.952.0     98,872  Xpweb70.dll

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Steps to reproduce the problem

1. In SQL Server, Run the following code to set up the database, the tables, and merge replication:

   create database cesimplerepro
   GO
   use cesimplerepro
   GO
   create table main (mainid int not null primary key, id_user int)
   GO
   create table child (childid int not null primary key, id_user int, mainid int foreign key references main(mainid))
   GO
   insert into main (mainid, id_user) values (3, 5)
   GO
   insert into child (childid, id_user, mainid) values (1, 10, 3)
   GO
   exec sp_replicationdboption @dbname = N'cesimplerepro', @optname = N'merge publish', @value = N'true'
   GO
   -- Add the merge publication.
   exec sp_addmergepublication @publication = N'cesimplerepro',  @retention = 14, @sync_mode = N'character', @allow_push = N'true', @allow_pull = N'true', @allow_anonymous = N'true', @enabled_for_internet = N'false', @centralized_conflicts = N'true', @dynamic_filters = N'true', @snapshot_in_defaultfolder = N'true', @compress_snapshot = N'false', @ftp_port = 21, @ftp_login = N'anonymous', @conflict_retention = 14, @keep_partition_changes = N'true', @allow_subscription_copy = N'false', @allow_synctoalternate = N'false',@add_to_active_directory = N'false', @max_concurrent_merge = 0, @max_concurrent_dynamic_snapshots = 0
   GO
   exec sp_addpublication_snapshot @publication = N'cesimplerepro',@frequency_type = 4, @frequency_interval = 1, @frequency_relative_interval = 1, @frequency_recurrence_factor = 0, @frequency_subday = 1, @frequency_subday_interval = 5, @active_start_date = 0, @active_end_date = 0, @active_start_time_of_day = 500, @active_end_time_of_day = 235959
   GO
   exec sp_grant_publication_access @publication = N'cesimplerepro', @login = N'BUILTIN\Administrators'
   GO
   exec sp_grant_publication_access @publication = N'cesimplerepro', @login = N'distributor_admin'
   GO
   exec sp_grant_publication_access @publication = N'cesimplerepro', @login = N'sa'
   GO
   -- Add the merge articles.
   exec sp_addmergearticle @publication = N'cesimplerepro', @article = N'main', @source_owner = N'dbo', @source_object = N'main', @type = N'table', @description = null, @column_tracking = N'true', @pre_creation_cmd = N'drop', @creation_script = null, @schema_option = 0x000000000000CFF1, @article_resolver = null, @subset_filterclause = N'ID_User = 5', @vertical_partition = N'false', @destination_owner = N'dbo', @auto_identity_range = N'false', @verify_resolver_signature = 0, @allow_interactive_resolver = N'false', @fast_multicol_updateproc = N'true', @check_permissions = 0
   GO
   exec sp_addmergearticle @publication = N'cesimplerepro', @article = N'child', @source_owner = N'dbo', @source_object = N'child', @type = N'table', @description = null, @column_tracking = N'true', @pre_creation_cmd = N'drop', @creation_script = null, @schema_option = 0x000000000000CFF1, @article_resolver = null, @subset_filterclause = null, @vertical_partition = N'false', @destination_owner = N'dbo', @auto_identity_range = N'false', @verify_resolver_signature = 0, @allow_interactive_resolver = N'false', @fast_multicol_updateproc = N'true', @check_permissions = 0
   GO
   -- Add the article subset filter.
   exec sp_addmergefilter @publication = N'cesimplerepro', @article = N'Child', @filtername = N'child_main', @join_articlename = N'main', @join_filterclause = N'main.mainid = Child.mainid', @join_unique_key = 0
   GO

2. Run the Snapshot Agent, and then download the snapshot to a SQL Server CE Subscriber.
3. Run the following queries at the Subscriber:

   update main set id_user = 0  -- Take this row out of the partition.
   update child set id_user = 10 -- This is a dummy update on the child table.
   

4. Synchronize the changes to the publisher. Notice that the SQL Server CE Subscriber has no rows for the main table and the child table because the filter is no longer satisfied.
5. Run the following query in Publisher:

   Update main set id_user = 5 -- Satisfies the filter clause again. The row will get into partition on the next synch.

6. Synchronize the changes to the SQL Server CE subscriber.
   
   On the Subscriber, you will see one row for the main table. This behavior is correct. But you do not see any rows for the child table. This is incorrect.

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