sp_changesubscriber (Transact-SQL)

Changes the options for a Subscriber. Any distribution task for the Subscribers to this Publisher is updated. This stored procedure writes to the MSsubscriber_info table in the distribution database. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

sp_changesubscriber [ @subscriber= ] 'subscriber'
    [ , [ @type= ] type ]
    [ , [ @login= ] 'login' ]
    [ , [ @password= ] 'password' ]
    [ , [ @commit_batch_size= ] commit_batch_size ]
    [ , [ @status_batch_size= ] status_batch_size ]
    [ , [ @flush_frequency= ] flush_frequency ]
    [ , [ @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 ]
    [ , [ @description= ] 'description' ]
    [ , [ @security_mode= ] security_mode ]
    [ , [ @publisher = ] 'publisher' ]

Arguments

• [ @subscriber=] 'subscriber'
  Is the name of the Subscriber on which to change the options. subscriber is sysname, with no default.

• [ @type=] type
  Is the Subscriber type. type is tinyint, with a default of NULL. 0 indicates a Microsoft SQL Server Subscriber. 1 specifies a non-SQL Server or other ODBC data source server Subscriber.

• [ @login=] 'login'
  Is the SQL Server Authentication login ID. login is sysname, with a default of NULL.

• [ @password=] 'password'
  Is the SQL Server Authentication password. password is sysname, with a default of %. % indicates there is no change to the password property.

• [ @commit_batch_size=] commit_batch_size
  Supported for backward compatibility only.

• [ @status_batch_size=] status_batch_size
  Supported for backward compatibility only.

• [ @flush_frequency=] flush_frequency
  Supported for backward compatibility only.

• [ @frequency_type=] frequency_type
  Is the frequency with which to schedule the distribution task. 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	Autostart
  128	Recurring

• [ @frequency_interval=] frequency_interval
  Is the interval for frequency_type. frequency_interval is int, with a default of NULL.

• [ @frequency_relative_interval=] frequency_relative_interval
  Is the date of the distribution task. 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	First
  2	Second
  4	Third
  8	Fourth
  16	Last

• [ @frequency_recurrence_factor=] frequency_recurrence_factor
  Is how often the distribution task should recur during the defined frequency_type. frequency_recurrence_factor is int, with a default of NULL.

• [ @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	Minute
  8	Hour

• [ @frequency_subday_interval=] frequency_subday_interval
  Is the interval for frequence_subday. frequency_subday_interval is int, with a default of NULL.

• [ @active_start_time_of_day=] active_start_time_of_day
  Is the time of day when the distribution task is first scheduled, formatted as HHMMSS. active_start_time_of_day is int, with a default of NULL.

• [ @active_end_time_of_day=] active_end_time_of_day
  Is the time of day when the distribution task stops being scheduled, formatted as HHMMSS. active_end_time_of_dayis int, with a default of NULL.

• [ @active_start_date=] active_start_date
  Is the date when the distribution task is first scheduled, formatted as YYYYMMDD. active_start_date is int, with a default of NULL.

• [ @active_end_date=] active_end_date
  Is the date when the distribution task stops being scheduled, formatted as YYYYMMDD. active_end_dateis int, with a default of NULL.

• [ @description=] 'description'
  Is an optional text description. description is nvarchar(255), with a default of NULL.

• [ @security_mode=] security_mode
  Is the implemented security mode. security_mode is int, and can be one of these values.

  Value	Description
  0	SQL Server Authentication
  1	Windows Authentication

• [ @publisher= ] 'publisher'
  Specifies a non-SQL Server Publisher. publisher is sysname, with a default of NULL.

  Note

  publisher should not be used when changing article properties on a SQL Server Publisher.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

sp_changesubscriber is used in all types of replication.

Permissions

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

See Also

Reference

sp_addsubscriber (Transact-SQL)
sp_dropsubscriber (Transact-SQL)
sp_helpdistributiondb (Transact-SQL)
sp_helpserver (Transact-SQL)
sp_helpsubscriberinfo (Transact-SQL)
System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)

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