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sp_startpublication_snapshot (Transact-SQL) |
sp_startpublication_snapshot starts the Snapshot Agent job that generates the initial snapshot for a publication. |
markingmyname |
maghan |
randolphwest |
04/08/2024 |
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replication |
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server]
Used to start the Snapshot Agent job that generates the initial snapshot for a publication. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.
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sp_startpublication_snapshot
[ @publication = ] N'publication'
[ , [ @publisher = ] N'publisher' ]
[ ; ]
The name of the publication. @publication is sysname, with no default.
The name of a non-[!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Publisher. @publisher is sysname, with a default of NULL
. You shouldn't specify this parameter for a [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Publisher.
0
(success) or 1
(failure).
sp_startpublication_snapshot
is used with all types of replication.
For a non-[!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Publisher, this stored procedure is executed at the Distributor on the distribution database.
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role or db_owner fixed database role can execute sp_startpublication_snapshot
.