syssubscriptions (System View) (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server

The syssubscriptions view exposes subscription information. This view is stored in the distribution database.

Column name Data type Description
artid int The unique ID of a subscribed article.
srvid smallint The server ID of the Subscriber.
dest_db sysname The name of the subscription database.
status tinyint The status of the subscription:

0 = Inactive.

1 = Subscribed.

2 = Active.
sync_type tinyint The type of initial synchronization:

1 = Automatic.

2 = None.
login_name sysname The login name used when connecting to the Publisher to add the subscription.
subscription_type int The type of subscription:

0 = Push - the distribution agent runs at the Distributor.

1 = Pull - the distribution agent runs at the Subscriber.
distribution_jobid binary(16) Identifies the Distribution Agent job used to synchronize the subscription.
timestamp timestamp The date and time that the subscription was created.
update_mode tinyint The update mode:

0 = Read-only.

1 = Immediate-updating.
loopback_detection bit Applies to subscriptions that are part of a bidirectional transactional replication topology. Loopback detection determines whether the Distribution Agent sends transactions originated at the Subscriber back to the Subscriber:

0 = Sends back.

1 = Does not send back.
queued_reinit bit Specifies whether the article is marked for initialization or reinitialization. A value of 1 specifies that the subscribed article is marked for initialization or reinitialization.
nosync_type tinyint The type of subscription initialization:

0 = automatic (snapshot)

1 = replication support only

2 = initialize with backup

3 = initialize from log sequence number (LSN)

For more information, see the @sync_type parameter of sp_addsubscription.

3 = Identified for informational purposes only. Not supported. Future compatibility is not guaranteed.
srvname sysname The name of the Subscriber.

See Also

Replication Tables (Transact-SQL)
Replication Views (Transact-SQL)
syssubscriptions (Transact-SQL)