sp_replmonitorhelppublication (Transact-SQL)

Returns current status information for one or more publications at a Publisher. This stored procedure, which is used to monitor replication, is executed at the Distributor on the distribution database.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

sp_replmonitorhelppublication [ @publisher = ] 'publisher'
    [ , [ @publisher_db = ] 'publisher_db' 
    [ , [ @publication = ] 'publication' 
    [ , [ @publication_type = ] publication_type ] 
    [ , [ @refreshpolicy = ] refreshpolicy ]

Arguments

• [ @publisher = ] 'publisher'
  Is the name of the Publisher the status of which is being monitored. publisher is sysname, with a default value of NULL. If null, information will be returned for all Publishers that use the Distributor.

• [ @publisher_db = ] 'publisher_db'
  Is the name of the published database. publisher_db is sysname, with a default value of NULL. If NULL, then information is returned for all published databases at the Publisher.

• [ @publication = ] 'publication'
  Is the name of the publication being monitored. publication is sysname, with a default value of NULL.

• [ @publication_type = ] publication_type
  If the type of publication. publication_type is int, and can be one of these values.

  Value	Description
  0	Transactional publication.
  1	Snapshot publication.
  2	Merge publication.
  NULL (default)	Replication attempts to determine the publication type.

• [ @refreshpolicy= ] refreshpolicy
  Internal use only.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Result Sets

Column name	Data type	Description
publisher_db	sysname	Is the name of the Publisher.
publication	sysname	Is the name of a publication.
publication_type	int	Is the type of publication, which can be one of these values. 0 = Transactional publication 1 = Snapshot publication 2 = Merge publication
status	int	Maximum status of all replication agents associated with the publication, which can be one of these values. 1 = Started 2 = Succeeded 3 = In progress 4 = Idle 5 = Retrying 6 = Failed
warning	int	Maximum threshold warning generated by a subscription belonging to the publication, which can be the logical OR result of one or more of these values. 1 = expiration – a subscription to a transactional publication has not been synchronized within the retention period threshold. 2 = latency - the time taken to replicate data from a transactional Publisher to the Subscriber exceeds the threshold, in seconds. 4 = mergeexpiration - a subscription to a merge publication has not been synchronized within the retention period threshold. 8 = mergefastrunduration - the time taken to complete synchronization of a merge subscription exceeds the threshold, in seconds, over a fast network connection. 16 = mergeslowrunduration - the time taken to complete synchronization of a merge subscription exceeds the threshold, in seconds, over a slow or dial-up network connection. 32 = mergefastrunspeed – the delivery rate for rows during synchronization of a merge subscription has failed to maintain the threshold rate, in rows per second, over a fast network connection. 64 = mergeslowrunspeed – the delivery rate for rows during synchronization of a merge subscription has failed to maintain the threshold rate, in rows per second, over a slow or dial-up network connection.
worst_latency	int	The highest latency, in seconds, for data changes propagated by the Log Reader or Distribution Agents for a transactional publication.
best_latency	int	The lowest latency, in seconds, for data changes propagated by the Log Reader or Distribution Agents for a transactional publication.
average_latency	int	The average latency, in seconds, for data changes propagated by the Log Reader or Distribution Agents for a transactional publication.
last_distsync	datetime	Is the last datetime that the Distribution Agent ran.
retention	int	Is the retention period for the publication.
latencythreshold	int	Is the latency threshold set for the transactional publication.
expirationthreshold	int	Is the expiration threshold set for the publication if it is a merge publication.
agentnotrunningthreshold	int	Is the threshold set for the longest time for an agent not to have run.
subscriptioncount	int	Is the number of subscriptions to a publication.
runningdistagentcount	int	Is the number of distribution agents running for the publication
snapshot_agentname	sysname	Name of the Snapshot Agent job for the publication.
logreader_agentname	sysname	Name of the Log Reader Agent job for the transactional publication.
qreader_agentname	sysname	Name of the Queue Reader Agent job for a transactional publication that supports queued updating.
worst_runspeedPerf	int	Is the longest synchronization time for the merge publication.
best_runspeedPerf	int	Is the shortest synchronization time for the merge publication.
average_runspeedPerf	int	Is the average synchronization time for the merge publication.
retention_period_unit	int	Is the unit used to express retention.

Remarks

sp_replmonitorhelppublication is used with all types of replication.

Permissions

Only members of the db_owner or replmonitor fixed database role on the distribution database can execute sp_replmonitorhelppublication.

See Also

Other Resources

How to: Programmatically Monitor Replication (Replication Transact-SQL Programming)

Help and Information

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