MSsnapshot_agents (Transact-SQL)
The MSsnapshot_agents table contains one row for each Snapshot Agent associated with the local Distributor. This table is stored in the distribution database.
Column name |
Data type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
int |
The ID of the Snapshot Agent. |
name |
nvarchar(100) |
The name of the Snapshot Agent. |
publisher_id |
smallint |
The ID of the Publisher. |
publisher_db |
sysname |
The name of the Publisher database. |
publication |
sysname |
The name of the publication. |
publication_type |
int |
The type of publication: 0 = Transactional. 1 = Snapshot. 2 = Merge. |
local_job |
bit |
Indicates whether there is a SQL Server Agent job on the local Distributor. |
job_id |
binary(16) |
The job identification number. |
profile_id |
int |
The configuration ID from the MSagent_profiles (Transact-SQL) table. |
dynamic_filter_login |
sysname |
The value used for evaluating the SUSER_SNAME (Transact-SQL) function in parameterized filters that define a partition. This column is used for a partitioned snapshot. |
dynamic_filter_hostname |
sysname |
The value used for evaluating the HOST_NAME (Transact-SQL) function in parameterized filters that define a partition. This column is used for a partitioned snapshot. |
publisher_security_mode |
smallint |
The security mode used by the agent when connecting to the Publisher, which can be one of the following: 0 = Microsoft SQL Server Authentication 1 = Microsoft Windows Authentication. |
publisher_login |
sysname |
The login used when connecting to the Publisher. |
publisher_password |
nvarchar(524) |
The encrypted value of the password that is used when connecting to the Publisher. |
job_step_uid |
uniqueidentifier |
The unique ID of the SQL Server Agent job step in which the agent is started. |