sp_mergesubscription_cleanup (T-SQL)

Removes metadata such as triggers and entries in sysmergesubscription and  sysmergearticles when a merge subscription is dropped at a Subscriber.

Syntax

sp_mergesubscription_cleanup [@publisher =] 'publisher',
    [@publisher_db =] 'publisher_db' [,[@publication =] 'publication']

Arguments

[@publisher =] 'publisher'

Is the name of the Publisher. publisher is sysname, with no default.

[@publisher_db =] 'publisher_db'

Is the name of the Publisher database. publisher_db is sysname, with no default.

[@publication =] 'publication'

Is the name of the publication. publication is sysname, with a default of NULL.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

sp_mergesubscription_cleanup is used in merge replication.

sp_mergesubscription_cleanup periodically checks the status of all the subscriptions of every merge publication. If any of them is out-of-date, that is, has lost contact with the Publisher for too long a period, the publication is declared expired and the traces of the subscription are cleaned up at the Publisher.

Permissions

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

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