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How to: View Information and Perform Tasks for a Subscription (Replication Monitor)

Replication Monitor provides the following tabs that include information about subscriptions:

  • All Subscriptions

    This tab displays information about all subscriptions to the selected publication.

  • Subscription Watch List

    This tab is intended to display information about subscriptions from all publications available at the selected Publisher that have errors, warnings, or the poorest performance. This tab is not displayed for Distributors running versions prior to Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

For more information about the options on each tab, click the tab in the right pane, and then click Help on the menu bar. For information about starting Replication Monitor, see How to: Start Replication Monitor (Replication Monitor).

To view information and perform tasks for subscriptions in the All Subscriptions tab

  1. Expand a Publisher group in the left pane, expand a Publisher, and then click a publication.

  2. To view information about subscriptions, click the All Subscriptions tab. To view only those subscriptions in a given state, such as synchronizing, select an option from the Show drop-down list.

  3. To view and modify subscription properties, right-click the subscription, and then click Properties. You can also access more detailed information and perform tasks on this tab. For more information, see How to: View Information and Perform Tasks for the Agents Associated With a Subscription (Replication Monitor).

To view information and perform tasks for subscriptions in the Subscription Watch List tab

  1. Expand a Publisher group in the left pane, and then click a Publisher.

  2. To view information about subscriptions, click the Subscription Watch List tab.

  3. Select the type of subscription to display from the Show <SubscriptionType> Subscriptions drop-down list. To view only those subscriptions in a given state, such as synchronizing, select an option from the Show drop-down list.

  4. To view and modify subscription properties, right-click the subscription, and then click Properties. You can also access more detailed information and perform tasks on this tab. For more information, see How to: View Information and Perform Tasks for the Agents Associated With a Subscription (Replication Monitor).