sp_addmergepushsubscription_agent (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance

Adds a new agent job used to schedule synchronization of a push subscription to a merge publication. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.

Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

sp_addmergepushsubscription_agent
    [ @publication = ] N'publication'
    [ , [ @subscriber = ] N'subscriber' ]
    [ , [ @subscriber_db = ] N'subscriber_db' ]
    [ , [ @subscriber_security_mode = ] subscriber_security_mode ]
    [ , [ @subscriber_login = ] N'subscriber_login' ]
    [ , [ @subscriber_password = ] N'subscriber_password' ]
    [ , [ @publisher_security_mode = ] publisher_security_mode ]
    [ , [ @publisher_login = ] N'publisher_login' ]
    [ , [ @publisher_password = ] N'publisher_password' ]
    [ , [ @job_login = ] N'job_login' ]
    [ , [ @job_password = ] N'job_password' ]
    [ , [ @job_name = ] N'job_name' ]
    [ , [ @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 ]
    [ , [ @enabled_for_syncmgr = ] N'enabled_for_syncmgr' ]
[ ; ]

Arguments

[ @publication = ] N'publication'

The name of the publication. @publication is sysname, with no default.

[ @subscriber = ] N'subscriber'

The name of the Subscriber. @subscriber is sysname, with a default of NULL.

[ @subscriber_db = ] N'subscriber_db'

The name of the subscription database. @subscriber_db is sysname, with a default of NULL.

[ @subscriber_security_mode = ] subscriber_security_mode

The security mode to use when connecting to a Subscriber when synchronizing. @subscriber_security_mode is smallint, with a default of 1. The following values define the security mode:

• 0 specifies SQL Server authentication.
• 1 specifies Windows authentication.
• 2 specifies Microsoft Entra password authentication, starting with SQL Server 2022 (16.x) CU 6.
• 3 specifies Microsoft Entra integrated authentication, starting with SQL Server 2022 (16.x) CU 6.
• 4 specifies Microsoft Entra token authentication, starting with SQL Server 2022 (16.x) CU 6.

[ @subscriber_login = ] N'subscriber_login'

The Subscriber login to use when connecting to a Subscriber when synchronizing. @subscriber_login is sysname, with a default of NULL. @subscriber_login is required if @subscriber_security_mode is set to 0.

[ @subscriber_password = ] N'subscriber_password'

The Subscriber password for SQL Server Authentication. @subscriber_password is sysname, with a default of NULL. @subscriber_password is required if @subscriber_security_mode is set to 0. If a subscriber password is used, it's automatically encrypted.

[ @publisher_security_mode = ] publisher_security_mode

The security mode to use when connecting to a Publisher when synchronizing. @publisher_security_mode is smallint, with a default of 1. The following values define the security mode:

• 0 specifies SQL Server authentication.
• 1 specifies Windows authentication.
• 2 specifies Microsoft Entra password authentication, starting with SQL Server 2022 (16.x) CU 6.
• 3 specifies Microsoft Entra integrated authentication, starting with SQL Server 2022 (16.x) CU 6.
• 4 specifies Microsoft Entra token authentication, starting with SQL Server 2022 (16.x) CU 6.

[ @publisher_login = ] N'publisher_login'

The login to use when connecting to a Publisher when synchronizing. @publisher_login is sysname, with a default of NULL.

[ @publisher_password = ] N'publisher_password'

The password used when connecting to the Publisher. @publisher_password is sysname, with a default of NULL.

[ @job_login = ] N'job_login'

The login for the Windows account under which the agent runs. @job_login is nvarchar(257), with a default of NULL. This Windows account is always used for agent connections to the Distributor and for connections to the Subscriber and Publisher when using Windows Integrated authentication.

[ @job_password = ] N'job_password'

The password for the Windows account under which the agent runs. @job_password is sysname, with no default.

[ @job_name = ] N'job_name'

The name of an existing agent job. @job_name is sysname, with a default of NULL. This parameter is only specified when the subscription is synchronized using an existing job instead of a newly created job (the default). If you aren't a member of the sysadmin fixed server role, you must specify job_login and job_password when you specify @job_name.

[ @frequency_type = ] frequency_type

A value indicating when the Merge Agent runs. @frequency_type is int, and can be one of the following values.

[ @frequency_interval = ] frequency_interval

The days that the Merge Agent runs. @frequency_interval is int, and can be one of the following values.

[ @frequency_relative_interval = ] frequency_relative_interval

The date of the Merge Agent. This parameter is used when @frequency_type is set to 32 (monthly relative). @frequency_relative_interval is int, and can be one of the following values.

[ @frequency_recurrence_factor = ] frequency_recurrence_factor

The recurrence factor used by @frequency_type. @frequency_recurrence_factor is int, with a default of 0.

[ @frequency_subday = ] frequency_subday

How often to reschedule during the defined period. @frequency_subday is int, and can be one of the following values.

[ @frequency_subday_interval = ] frequency_subday_interval

The interval for @frequency_subday. @frequency_subday_interval is int, with a default of NULL.

[ @active_start_time_of_day = ] active_start_time_of_day

The time of day when the Merge Agent is first scheduled, formatted as HHmmss. @active_start_time_of_day is int, with a default of 0.

[ @active_end_time_of_day = ] active_end_time_of_day

The time of day when the Merge Agent stops being scheduled, formatted as HHmmss. @active_end_time_of_day is int, with a default of 235959.

[ @active_start_date = ] active_start_date

The date when the Merge Agent is first scheduled, formatted as yyyyMMdd. @active_start_date is int, with a default of 0.

[ @active_end_date = ] active_end_date

The date when the Merge Agent stops being scheduled, formatted as yyyyMMdd. @active_end_date is int, with a default of 99991231.

[ @enabled_for_syncmgr = ] N'enabled_for_syncmgr'

Specifies if the subscription can be synchronized through Windows Synchronization Manager. @enabled_for_syncmgr is nvarchar(5), with a default of false.

• If false, the subscription isn't registered with Synchronization Manager.
• If true, the subscription is registered with Synchronization Manager and can be synchronized without starting SQL Server Management Studio.

Return code values

0 (success) or 1 (failure).

Remarks

sp_addmergepushsubscription_agent is used in merge replication and uses functionality similar to sp_addpushsubscription_agent.

Examples

-- This script uses sqlcmd scripting variables. They are in the form
-- $(MyVariable). For information about how to use scripting variables  
-- on the command line and in SQL Server Management Studio, see the 
-- "Executing Replication Scripts" section in the topic
-- "Programming Replication Using System Stored Procedures".

DECLARE @publication AS sysname;
DECLARE @subscriber AS sysname;
DECLARE @subscriptionDB AS sysname;
DECLARE @hostname AS sysname;
SET @publication = N'AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge';
SET @subscriber = $(SubServer);
SET @subscriptionDB = N'AdventureWorksReplica'; 
SET @hostname = N'adventure-works\david8'

-- Add a push subscription to a merge publication.
USE [AdventureWorks2022];
EXEC sp_addmergesubscription 
  @publication = @publication, 
  @subscriber = @subscriber, 
  @subscriber_db = @subscriptionDB, 
  @subscription_type = N'push',
  @hostname = @hostname;

--Add an agent job to synchronize the push subscription.
EXEC sp_addmergepushsubscription_agent 
  @publication = @publication, 
  @subscriber = @subscriber, 
  @subscriber_db = @subscriptionDB, 
  @job_login = $(Login), 
  @job_password = $(Password);
GO

Permissions

Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role or db_owner fixed database role can execute sp_addmergepushsubscription_agent.

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