sp_helppublication_snapshot (Transact-SQL)
Returns information on the Snapshot agent for a given publication. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.
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Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
sp_helppublication_snapshot [ @publication = ] 'publication'
[ , [ @publisher = ] 'publisher' ]
Arguments
[ @publication = ] 'publication'
Is the name of the publication. publication is sysname, with no default.[ @publisher = ] 'publisher'
Specifies a non-SQL Server publisher. publisher is sysname, with a default of NULL.Note
publisher should not be used when adding an article to a SQL Server Publisher.
Result Sets
Column name |
Data type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
int |
ID of the Snapshot Agent. |
name |
nvarchar(100) |
Name of the Snapshot Agent. |
publisher_security_mode |
smallint |
Security mode used by the agent when connecting to the Publisher, which can be one of the following: 0 = SQL Server Authentication 1 = Windows Authentication. |
publisher_login |
sysname |
Login used when connecting to the Publisher. |
publisher_password |
nvarchar(524) |
For security reasons, a value of ********** is always returned. |
job_id |
uniqueidentifier |
Unique ID of the agent job. |
job_login |
nvarchar(512) |
Is the Windows account under which the Snapshot agent runs, which is returned in the format DOMAIN\username. |
job_password |
sysname |
For security reasons, a value of ********** is always returned. |
schedule_name |
sysname |
Name of the schedule used for this agent job. |
frequency_type |
int |
Is the frequency with which the agent is scheduled to run, which can be one of these values. 1 = One time 2 = On demand 4 = Daily 8 = Weekly 16 = Monthly 32 = Monthly relative 64 = Autostart 128 = Recurring |
frequency_interval |
int |
The days that the agent runs, which can be one of these values. 1 = Sunday 2 = Monday 3 = Tuesday 4 = Wednesday 5 = Thursday 6 = Friday 7 = Saturday 8 = Day 9 = Weekdays 10 = Weekend days |
frequency_subday_type |
int |
Is the type that defines how often the agent runs when frequency_type is 4 (daily), and can be one of these values. 1 = At the specified time 2 = Seconds 4 = Minutes 8 = Hours |
frequency_subday_interval |
int |
Number of intervals of frequency_subday_type that occur between scheduled execution of the agent. |
frequency_relative_interval |
int |
Is the week that the agent runs in a given month when frequency_type is 32 (monthly relative), and can be one of these values. 1 = First 2 = Second 4 = Third 8 = Fourth 16 = Last |
frequency_recurrence_factor |
int |
Number of weeks or months between the scheduled execution of the agent. |
active_start_date |
int |
Date when the agent is first scheduled to run, formatted as YYYYMMDD. |
active_end_date |
int |
Date when the agent is last scheduled to run, formatted as YYYYMMDD. |
active_start_time |
int |
Time when the agent is first scheduled to run, formatted as HHMMSS. |
active_end_time |
int |
Time when the agent is last scheduled to run, formatted as HHMMSS. |
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Remarks
sp_help_publication_snapshot is used in all types of replication.
Permissions
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher or members of the db_owner fixed database role on the publication database can execute sp_help_publication_snapshot.
See Also
Reference
sp_addpublication_snapshot (Transact-SQL)
sp_changepublication_snapshot (Transact-SQL)
sp_dropmergepublication (Transact-SQL)
sp_droppublication (Transact-SQL)