MSSQL_ENG003724
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Message Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Product Name | SQL Server |
| Event ID | 3724 |
| Event Source | MSSQLSERVER |
| Component | SQL Server Database Engine |
| Symbolic Name | |
| Message Text | Cannot %S_MSG the %S_MSG '%.*ls' because it is being used for replication. |
Explanation
When objects in a database are replicated, they are marked as replicated in the system table sysarticles (for snapshot and transactional publications) or sysmergearticles (for merge publications). If you attempt drop a replicated object, this error is raised.
User Action
Ensure the database object is not replicated before attempting to drop it. For example:
If the error occurs in the publication database, drop the article from the publication before dropping the object. For more information, see Add Articles to and Drop Articles from Existing Publications.
If the error occurs in the subscription database, drop the subscription before dropping the object. For more information, see Subscribe to Publications. For subscriptions to transactional publications, it is possible to drop the subscription to an individual article rather than the entire publication. For more information, see sp_dropsubscription (Transact-SQL).
If this error occurs in a database that is not replicated, execute sp_removedbreplication (Transact-SQL) to ensure objects in the database are not marked as replicated.