SQL MERGE to remote (linked) server table

Question

Is it possible to utilize the SQL MERGE function on a linked server\'s database table? The end goal is to synchronize the remote table with our local SQL server table. I’ve done

Answer 1

To reiterate the comment by @Mikael Eriksson, yes, you can. The target of a MERGE cannot be remote, but the source of a MERGE can be remote. So, if you can run the MERGE statement from your server in FL, then it is quite possible. For example, you could run something like this on your remove server in FL:

MERGE INTO "local FL table" USING "CT server"."database"."schema"."same table" ON ...