Contains a row for each of the publications posted by the publishing server.
| Column | Datatype | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| description | varchar(255) | Descriptive entry for the publication. | 
| name | varchar(30) | Unique name associated with the publication. | 
| pubid | int | An identity column providing a unique ID number for the publication. | 
| repl_freq | tinyint | 0 indicates transaction based; 1 indicates scheduled table refresh. | 
| restricted | bit | Sets the security option for the publication. 1 indicates restricted; 0 indicates unrestricted. 0 is the default. | 
| status | tinyint | 0 indicates log-based; 1 indicates not log-based; default is log-based, 0 is the default. | 
| sync_method | tinyint | 0 indicates native bcp; 1 indicates char bcp. | 
| taskid | int | Scheduled task ID. | 
unc1syspublications nonclustered, unique on pubid
unc2syspublications nonclustered, unique on name
| sp_addarticle | sp_changesubstatus | sp_helparticle | 
| sp_addpublication | sp_dboption | sp_helparticlecolumns | 
| sp_addsubscription | sp_droparticle | sp_helppublication | 
| sp_articlecolumn | sp_droppublication | sp_helpsubscription | 
| sp_changearticle | sp_dropsubscription | sp_subscribe | 
| sp_changepublication | sp_enumfullsubscribers | sp_unsubscribe | 
| sp_changesubscription |