Error 9833 "Invalid data for UTF8-encoded characters" can occur in one of the following scenarios: 1. You create a merge publication or merge push subscription on a publication database that has UTF-8 collations. 2. You create a pull subscription to a merge publication, and either the publication database or subscription database has UTF-8 collations.

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The included affected builds are considered potentially affected, based on their release chronology relative to the identified fix.