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)