Returns information about an article.
sp_helpmergearticle [[@publication =] 'publication'] [,[@article =] 'article']
| Column name | Data type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| name | sysname | Name of the article | 
| source_object_owner | sysname | Name of the owner of the source object | 
| source_object | sysname | Name of the source object from which to add the article | 
| sync_object_owner | sysname | Name of the owner of the synchronization object | 
| sync_object | sysname | Name of the custom object used to establish the initial data for the partition | 
| description | nvarchar(255) | Description of the article | 
| status | tinyint | Status of the article | 
| creation_script | nvarchar(127) | Optional precreation script for the article | 
| conflict_table | nvarchar(258) | Name of the table storing the insert or update conflicts | 
| pre_creation_command | tinyint | Precreation method | 
| schema_option | binary(8) | Bitmap of the schema generation option for the article | 
| type | tinyint | Type of article | 
| column_tracking | int | Setting for column-level tracking | 
| article_resolver | nvarchar(255) | Custom resolver for the article | 
| subset_filterclause | nvarchar(2000) | WHERE clause specifying the horizontal filtering | 
| resolver_info | sysname | Name of the article resolver | 
sp_helpmergearticle is used in merge replication.
Execute permissions default to the public role.
| sp_addmergearticle | sp_dropmergearticle | 
| sp_changemergearticle | System Stored Procedures |