MergePublication.AddMergeDynamicSnapshotJob Method

Adds a Snapshot Agent job that generates the filtered data partition for a Subscriber when a parameterized row filter is used.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo (in microsoft.sqlserver.rmo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub AddMergeDynamicSnapshotJob ( _
    mergeDynamicSnapshotJob As MergeDynamicSnapshotJob, _
    schedule As ReplicationAgentSchedule _
)

public void AddMergeDynamicSnapshotJob (
    MergeDynamicSnapshotJob mergeDynamicSnapshotJob,
    ReplicationAgentSchedule schedule
)

public:
void AddMergeDynamicSnapshotJob (
    MergeDynamicSnapshotJob^ mergeDynamicSnapshotJob, 
    ReplicationAgentSchedule^ schedule
)

public void AddMergeDynamicSnapshotJob (
    MergeDynamicSnapshotJob mergeDynamicSnapshotJob, 
    ReplicationAgentSchedule schedule
)

public function AddMergeDynamicSnapshotJob (
    mergeDynamicSnapshotJob : MergeDynamicSnapshotJob, 
    schedule : ReplicationAgentSchedule
)

Parameters

• mergeDynamicSnapshotJob
  A MergeDynamicSnapshotJob object that specifies the filtered data snapshot job.

• schedule
  A ReplicationAgentSchedule object that specifies the schedule that is associated with the job.

Remarks

Calling AddMergeDynamicSnapshotJob is equivalent to executing sp_adddynamicsnapshot_job.

The AddMergeDynamicSnapshotJob method can only be called by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher or by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the publication database.

The AddMergeDynamicSnapshotJob method is supported for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and later versions.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Example

// Define the server, database, and publication names
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";
string distributorName = publisherInstance;

MergePublication publication;
MergePartition partition;
MergeDynamicSnapshotJob snapshotAgentJob;
ReplicationAgentSchedule schedule;

// Create a connection to the Publisher.
ServerConnection publisherConn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);

// Create a connection to the Distributor to start the Snapshot Agent.
ServerConnection distributorConn = new ServerConnection(distributorName);

try
{
    // Connect to the Publisher.
    publisherConn.Connect();

    // Set the required properties for the publication.
    publication = new MergePublication();
    publication.ConnectionContext = publisherConn;
    publication.Name = publicationName;
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;


    // If we can't get the properties for this merge publication, 
    // then throw an application exception.
    if (publication.LoadProperties() || publication.SnapshotAvailable)
    {
        // Set a weekly schedule for the filtered data snapshot.
        schedule = new ReplicationAgentSchedule();
        schedule.FrequencyType = ScheduleFrequencyType.Weekly;
        schedule.FrequencyRecurrenceFactor = 1;
        schedule.FrequencyInterval = Convert.ToInt32(0x001);

        // Set the value of Hostname that defines the data partition. 
        partition = new MergePartition();
        partition.DynamicFilterHostName = hostname;
        snapshotAgentJob = new MergeDynamicSnapshotJob();
        snapshotAgentJob.DynamicFilterHostName = hostname;

        // Create the partition for the publication with the defined schedule.
        publication.AddMergePartition(partition);
        publication.AddMergeDynamicSnapshotJob(snapshotAgentJob, schedule);
    }
    else
    {
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "Settings could not be retrieved for the publication, " +
            " or the initial snapshot has not been generated. " +
            "Ensure that the publication {0} exists on {1} and " +
            "that the Snapshot Agent has run successfully.",
            publicationName, publisherName));
    }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Do error handling here.
    throw new ApplicationException(string.Format(
        "The partition for '{0}' in the {1} publication could not be created.",
        hostname, publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
    publisherConn.Disconnect();
    if (distributorConn.IsOpen) distributorConn.Disconnect();
}

' Define the server, database, and publication names
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"
Dim distributorName As String = publisherInstance

Dim publication As MergePublication
Dim partition As MergePartition
Dim snapshotAgentJob As MergeDynamicSnapshotJob
Dim schedule As ReplicationAgentSchedule

' Create a connection to the Publisher.
Dim publisherConn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)

' Create a connection to the Distributor to start the Snapshot Agent.
Dim distributorConn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(distributorName)

Try
    ' Connect to the Publisher.
    publisherConn.Connect()

    ' Set the required properties for the publication.
    publication = New MergePublication()
    publication.ConnectionContext = publisherConn
    publication.Name = publicationName
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName


    ' If we can't get the properties for this merge publication, 
    ' then throw an application exception.
    If (publication.LoadProperties() Or publication.SnapshotAvailable) Then
        ' Set a weekly schedule for the filtered data snapshot.
        schedule = New ReplicationAgentSchedule()
        schedule.FrequencyType = ScheduleFrequencyType.Weekly
        schedule.FrequencyRecurrenceFactor = 1
        schedule.FrequencyInterval = Convert.ToInt32("0x001", 16)

        ' Set the value of Hostname that defines the data partition. 
        partition = New MergePartition()
        partition.DynamicFilterHostName = hostname
        snapshotAgentJob = New MergeDynamicSnapshotJob()
        snapshotAgentJob.DynamicFilterHostName = hostname

        ' Create the partition for the publication with the defined schedule.
        publication.AddMergePartition(partition)
        publication.AddMergeDynamicSnapshotJob(snapshotAgentJob, schedule)
    Else
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "Settings could not be retrieved for the publication, " + _
         " or the initial snapshot has not been generated. " + _
         "Ensure that the publication {0} exists on {1} and " + _
         "that the Snapshot Agent has run successfully.", _
         publicationName, publisherName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Do error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
     "The partition for '{0}' in the {1} publication could not be created.", _
     hostname, publicationName), ex)
Finally
    publisherConn.Disconnect()
    If distributorConn.IsOpen Then
        distributorConn.Disconnect()
    End If
End Try

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

MergePublication Class
MergePublication Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Create a Snapshot for a Merge Publication with Parameterized Filters (RMO Programming)
How to: Manage Partitions for a Merge Publication with Parameterized Filters (RMO Programming)
Snapshots for Merge Publications with Parameterized Filters