How to Interpret Merge Agent History and Session Detail

I am confused about how to interpret the Merge Agent History panel and
the Session Details of the Merge Agent panel. The Merge Agent History
panel has columns to the right that indicate pretty clearly where the
action is occuring, at the Publisher and at the Subscriber. In my case
I see lots of inserts at the Publisher.

Next when I open the Session Details of the Merge Agent panel, I see a
set of actions all indicated as downloads. If the details panel is from
the perspective of the subscriber, then this would contradict the
parent History panel. It is only consistent if the Detail panel is from
the perspective of the Publisher. Then 'downloads' would correspond to
inserts and such at the Publisher.

So my question is, "Is the Detail panel showing uploads and downloads
from the perspective of the Publisher or the Subscriber?"

Thanks in advance for clarifying this.


Jeff Roughgarden, MCSD, MCDBA