Ignoring Source Field

Hi,

I am implementing a Transactional Replication btwn two SQL 2000 servers, which is using Data Transform services (DTS package) to manipulate the data. I need to ignore a source column from replication but that column field value needs to be appended with other field column.

For ex. Let two source fields be named FirstName and LastName. In the target database i need to merge those field values into a Single field called CustomerName. Also i don't want the two source fields to be replicated in the target.

I tried to ignore the field by unchecking the Column Transformation and Mapping screen, but then unable to append the field value to the other field.

Is there any other way to do the above?

Thanks in advance.

urs,
T. Jayakumar

I don't think there is a way to use a field in a transformation but not include it in the package data.

Phil Garding