Synchronization is the process of making the design and data in the replicas identical.
As changes are made to the existing records in one replica, those changes are communicated to each of the other replicas that have that same record. Similarly, new records added or old records deleted from one replica are communicated to the other replicas in the replica set. You can synchronize one replica with another by using Microsoft Access menu commands, the Windows Briefcase or Visual Basic code. The method you use corresponds to the method you used to implement database replication. On the Tools menu, point to Replication , and then click Synchronize Now .