Specify Snapshot Format (SQL Server Management Studio)
Specify snapshot format on the Snapshot page of the Publication Properties - <Publication> dialog box. For more information about accessing this dialog box, see View and Modify Publication Properties.
To specify snapshot format
On the Snapshot page of the Publication Properties - <Publication> dialog box, select Native SQL Server - all Subscribers must be servers running SQL Server or Character - required if a Publisher or Subscriber is not running SQL Server.
Note
It is recommended to select the native format unless this publication must support subscriptions to a SQL Server Compact database or a non-SQL Server database.
Click OK.
See Also
Tasks
Configure Snapshot Properties (Replication Transact-SQL Programming)