In order to use partition_options of 2 (non overlapping partitions with multiple subscriptions per partition) or 3 (non overlapping ...

In order to use partition_options of 2 (non overlapping partitions with multiple subscriptions per partition) or 3 (non overlapping partitions one subscription per partition) the publication '%1!s!' must be enabled to use partition groups functionality. Use sp_changemergepublication to set 'use_partition_groups' to 'true'.