sp_helppublication_snapshot (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance

Returns information on the Snapshot agent for a given publication. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.

Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

  
sp_helppublication_snapshot [ @publication = ] 'publication'  
    [ , [ @publisher = ] 'publisher' ]  

Arguments

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

[ @publisher = ] 'publisher' Specifies a non- SQL Server publisher. publisher is sysname, with a default of NULL.

Note

publisher should not be used when adding an article to a SQL Server Publisher.

Result Sets

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.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

sp_help_publication_snapshot is used in all types of replication.

Permissions

Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher or members of the db_owner fixed database role on the publication database can execute sp_help_publication_snapshot.

See Also

View and Modify Publication Properties
sp_addpublication_snapshot (Transact-SQL)
sp_changepublication_snapshot (Transact-SQL)
sp_dropmergepublication (Transact-SQL)
sp_droppublication (Transact-SQL)