sp_startpublication_snapshot (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: SQL Server
Used to start the Snapshot Agent job that generates the initial snapshot for a publication. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
sp_startpublication_snapshot
[ @publication = ] N'publication'
[ , [ @publisher = ] N'publisher' ]
[ ; ]
Arguments
[ @publication = ] N'publication'
The name of the publication. @publication is sysname, with no default.
[ @publisher = ] N'publisher'
The name of a non-SQL Server Publisher. @publisher is sysname, with a default of NULL
. You shouldn't specify this parameter for a SQL Server Publisher.
Return code values
0
(success) or 1
(failure).
Remarks
sp_startpublication_snapshot
is used with all types of replication.
For a non-SQL Server Publisher, this stored procedure is executed at the Distributor on the distribution database.
Permissions
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role or db_owner fixed database role can execute sp_startpublication_snapshot
.
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