sp_helparticledts (Transact-SQL)

Used to get information on the correct custom task names to use when creating a transformation subscription using Microsoft Visual Basic. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

sp_helparticledts [ @publication = ] 'publication', [ @article = ] 'article'

Arguments

• [ @publication =] 'publication'
  Is the name of the publication. publication is sysname, with no default.

• [ @article=] 'article'
  Is the name of an article in the publication. article is sysname, with no default.

Result Sets

Column name	Data type	Description
pre_script_ignore_error_task_name	sysname	Task name for the programming task that occurs before the snapshot data is copied. Program execution should continue if a script error is encountered.
pre_script_task_name	sysname	Task name for the programming task that occurs before the snapshot data is copied. Program execution halts on error.
transformation_task_name	sysname	Task name for the programming task when using a Data Driven Query task.
post_script_ignore_error_task_name	sysname	Task name for the programming task that occurs after the snapshot data is copied. Program execution should continue if a script error is encountered.
post_script_task_name	sysname	Task name for the programming task that occurs after the snapshot data is copied. Program execution halts on error.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

sp_helparticledts is used in snapshot replication and transactional replication.

There are naming conventions, required by the replication agents, which must be followed when naming tasks in a replication Data Transformation Services (DTS) program. For custom tasks, such as an Execute SQL task, the name is a concatenated string consisting of the article name, a prefix, and an optional part. When writing the code, if you are unsure what the task names should be, the result set gives the task names that should be used.

Permissions

Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role and the db_owner fixed database role can execute sp_helparticledts.