sp_changesubscriber_schedule (Transact-SQL)

Changes the Distribution Agent or Merge Agent schedule for a subscriber. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on any database.

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Syntax

sp_changesubscriber_schedule [ @subscriber = ] 'subscriber', [ @agent_type = ] type
    [ , [ @frequency_type = ] frequency_type ]
    [ , [ @frequency_interval = ] frequency_interval ]
    [ , [ @frequency_relative_interval = ] frequency_relative_interval ]
    [ , [ @frequency_recurrence_factor = ] frequency_recurrence_factor ]
    [ , [ @frequency_subday = ] frequency_subday ]
    [ , [ @frequency_subday_interval = ] frequency_subday_interval ]
    [ , [ @active_start_time_of_day = ] active_start_time_of_day ]
    [ , [ @active_end_time_of_day = ] active_end_time_of_day ]
    [ , [ @active_start_date = ] active_start_date ]
    [ , [ @active_end_date = ] active_end_date ]
    [ , [ @publisher = ] 'publisher' ]

Arguments

  • [ @subscriber=] 'subscriber'
    Is the name of the Subscriber. subscriber is sysname. The name of the Subscriber must be unique in the database, must not already exist, and cannot be NULL.

  • [ @agent_type=] type
    Is the type of agent. type is smallint, with a default of 0. 0 indicates a Distribution Agent. 1 indicates a Merge Agent.

  • [ @frequency_type=] frequency_type
    Is the frequency with which to schedule the distribution task. frequency_type is int, with a default of 64. There are 10 schedule columns.

  • [ @frequency_interval=] frequency_interval
    Is the value applied to the frequency set by frequency_type. frequency_interval is int, with a default of 1.

  • [ @frequency_relative_interval=] frequency_relative_interval
    Is the date of the distribution task. frequency_relative_interval is int, with a default of 1.

  • [ @frequency_recurrence_factor=] frequency_recurrence_factor
    Is the recurrence factor used by frequency_type. frequency_recurrence_factor is int, with a default of 0.

  • [ @frequency_subday=] frequency_subday
    Is how often, in minutes, to reschedule during the defined period. frequency_subday is int, with a default of 4.

  • [ @frequency_subday_interval=] frequency_subday_interval
    Is the interval for frequency_subday. frequency_subday_interval is int, with a default of 5.

  • [ @active_start_time_of_day=] active_start_time_of_day
    Is the time of day when the distribution task is first scheduled. active_start_time_of_day is int, with a default of 0.

  • [ @active_end_time_of_day=] active_end_time_of_day
    Is the time of day when the distribution task stops being scheduled. active_end_time_of_day is int, with a default of 235959, which means 11:59:59 P.M. on a 24-hour clock.

  • [ @active_start_date=] active_start_date
    Is the date when the distribution task is first scheduled, formatted as YYYYMMDD. active_start_date is int, with a default of 0.

  • [ @active_end_date=] active_end_date
    Is the date when the distribution task stops being scheduled, formatted as YYYYMMDD. active_end_date is int, with a default of 99991231, which means December 31, 9999.

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

    Note

    publisher should not be used when changing article properties on a SQL Server Publisher.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

sp_changesubscriber_schedule is used in all types of replication.

Permissions

Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can execute sp_changesubscriber_schedule.