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TransPublication.ValidateSubscriptions Method

Invokes inline publication validation for the specified subscription.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub ValidateSubscriptions ( _
    subscriberNames As String(), _
    subscriptionDBs As String(), _
    validationOption As ValidationOption, _
    validationMethod As ValidationMethod, _
    shutdownAgent As Boolean _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As TransPublication 
Dim subscriberNames As String()
Dim subscriptionDBs As String()
Dim validationOption As ValidationOption 
Dim validationMethod As ValidationMethod 
Dim shutdownAgent As Boolean

instance.ValidateSubscriptions(subscriberNames, _
    subscriptionDBs, validationOption, _
    validationMethod, shutdownAgent)
public void ValidateSubscriptions(
    string[] subscriberNames,
    string[] subscriptionDBs,
    ValidationOption validationOption,
    ValidationMethod validationMethod,
    bool shutdownAgent
)
public:
void ValidateSubscriptions(
    array<String^>^ subscriberNames, 
    array<String^>^ subscriptionDBs, 
    ValidationOption validationOption, 
    ValidationMethod validationMethod, 
    bool shutdownAgent
)
member ValidateSubscriptions : 
        subscriberNames:string[] * 
        subscriptionDBs:string[] * 
        validationOption:ValidationOption * 
        validationMethod:ValidationMethod * 
        shutdownAgent:bool -> unit
public function ValidateSubscriptions(
    subscriberNames : String[], 
    subscriptionDBs : String[], 
    validationOption : ValidationOption, 
    validationMethod : ValidationMethod, 
    shutdownAgent : boolean
)

Parameters

  • subscriberNames
    Type: array<System.String[]
    An array of String objects that specifies the names of the Subscribers.
  • subscriptionDBs
    Type: array<System.String[]
    An array of String objects that specifies the names of the subscription databases.
  • shutdownAgent
    Type: System.Boolean
    A Boolean value. If true, the Distribution Agent is shut down immediately after validation. If false, the Distribution Agent continues to run.

Remarks

The result of the validation operation is written to the agent history, which is viewed using Replication Monitor.

The result of the validation is written to the agent history, which is viewed using Replication Monitor. For more information, see Monitoring Replication.

The ValidateSubscriptions method can only be called by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher or by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the publication database.

Calling ValidateSubscriptions is equivalent to executing sp_marksubscriptionvalidation and sp_article_validation.

See Also

Reference

TransPublication Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication Namespace