sp_helpmergefilter (Transact-SQL)

Returns information about merge filters. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on any database.

Syntax


sp_helpmergefilter [ @publication= ] 'publication' 
    [ , [ @article= ] 'article']
    [ , [ @filtername= ] 'filtername']

[ @publication=] 'publication'
Is the name of the publication. publication is sysname, with no default.

[ @article=] 'article'
Is the name of the article. article is sysname, with a default of %, which returns the names of all articles.

[ @filtername=] 'filtername'
Is the name of the filter about which to return information. filtername is sysname, with a default of %, which returns information about all the filters defined on the article or publication.

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Column name	Data type	Description
join_filterid	int	ID of the join filter.
filtername	sysname	Name of the filter.
join article name	sysname	Name of the join article.
join_filterclause	nvarchar(2000)	Filter clause qualifying the join.
join_unique_key	int	Whether the join is on a unique key.
base table owner	sysname	Name of the owner of the base table.
base table name	sysname	Name of the base table.
join table owner	sysname	Name of the owner of the table being joined to the base table.
join table name	sysname	Name of the table being joined to the base table.
article name	sysname	Name of the table article being joined to the base table.
filter_type	tinyint	Type of merge filter, which can be one of the following: 1 = join filter only 2 = logical record relationship 3 = both

sp_helpmergefilter is used in merge replication.

Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role and the db_owner fixed database role can execute sp_helpmergefilter.