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.
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. |

