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sp_addsubscriber_schedule (Transact-SQL)

Adds a schedule for the Distribution Agent and Merge Agent. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on any database.

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Syntax


sp_addsubscriber_schedule [ @subscriber = ] 'subscriber'
    [ , [ @agent_type = ] agent_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 = ] agent_type
    Is the type of agent. agent_type is smallint, and can be one of these values.

    Value

    Description

    0 (default)

    Distribution Agent

    1

    Merge Agent

  • [ @frequency_type = ] frequency_type
    Is the frequency with which to schedule the Distribution Agent. frequency_type is int, and can be one of these values.

    Value

    Description

    1

    One time

    2

    On demand

    4

    Daily

    8

    Weekly

    16

    Monthly

    32

    Monthly relative

    64 (default)

    Autostart

    128

    Recurring

  • [ @frequency_interval = ] frequency_interval
    Is the value to apply 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 Agent. This parameter is used when frequency_type is set to 32 (monthly relative). frequency_relative_interval is int, and can be one of these values.

    Value

    Description

    1 (default)

    First

    2

    Second

    4

    Third

    8

    Fourth

    16

    Last

  • [ @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 to reschedule during the defined period. frequency_subday is int, and can be one of these values.

    Value

    Description

    1

    Once

    2

    Second

    4 (default)

    Minute

    8

    Hour

  • [ @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 Agent is first scheduled, formatted as HHMMSS. 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 Agent stops being scheduled, formatted as HHMMSS. active_end_time_of_dayis int, with a default of 235959, which means 11:59:59 P.M. as measured on a 24-hour clock.

  • [ @active_start_date = ] active_start_date
    Is the date when the Distribution Agent 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 Agent 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 specified for a SQL Server Publisher.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

sp_addsubscriber_schedule is used in snapshot replication, transactional replication, and merge replication.

Permissions

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

See Also

Reference

sp_changesubscriber_schedule (Transact-SQL)

System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)