sp_addsubscriber
Adds a new Subscriber to a Publisher, enabling it to receive publications. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.
Syntax
sp_addsubscriber [ @subscriber = ] 'subscriber'
[ , [ @type = ] type ]
[ , [ @login = ] 'login' ]
[ , [ @password = ] 'password' ]
[ , [ @commit_batch_size = ] commit_batch_size ]
[ , [ @status_batch_size = ] status_batch_size ]
[ , [ @flush_frequency = ] flush_frequency ]
[ , [ @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 ]
[ , [ @description = ] 'description' ]
[ , [ @security_mode = ] security_mode ]
[ , [ @encrypted_password = ] encrypted_password ]
Arguments
[@subscriber = ] 'subscriber'
Is the name of the server to be added as a valid Subscriber to the publications on this server. subscriber is sysname, with no default.
[@type = ] type
Is the type of Subscriber. type is tinyint, and can be one of these values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 (default) | Microsoft® SQL Server™ Subscriber |
| 1 | ODBC data source server |
| 2 | Microsoft Jet database |
| 3 | OLE DB provider |
[@login = ] 'login'
Is the login ID for SQL Server Authentication. login is sysname, with a default of sa.
[@password = ] 'password
Is the password for SQL Server Authentication. password is sysname, with a default of NULL.
[@commit_batch_size = ] commit_batch_size
Supported for backward compatibility only.
[@status_batch_size = ] status_batch_size
Supported for backward compatibility only.
[@flush_frequency = ] flush_frequency
Supported for backward compatibility only.
[@frequency_type = ] frequency_type
Is the frequency with which to schedule the Distribution Agent. frequency_type is int, and can be one of these values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | One time |
| 2 | On demand |
| 4 | Daily |
| 8 | Weekly |
| 16 | Monthly |
| 32 | Monthly relative |
| 64 (default) | Autostart |
| 124 | Recurring |
[@frequency_interval = ] frequency_interval
Is the value applied to the frequency set by frequency_type. frequency_interval is int, with a default of 1.
[@frequency_relative_interval = ] frequency_relative_interval
Is the date of the Distribution Agent. This parameter is used when frequency_type is set to 32 (monthly relative). frequency_relative_interval is int, and can be one of these values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 (default) | First |
| 2 | Second |
| 4 | Third |
| 8 | Fourth |
| 16 | Last |
[@frequency_recurrence_factor = ] frequency_recurrence_factor
Is the recurrence factor used by frequency_type. frequency_recurrence_factor is int, with a default of 0.
[@frequency_subday = ] frequency_subday
Is how often to reschedule during the defined period. frequency_subday is int, and can be one of these values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Once |
| 2 | Second |
| 4 (default) | Minute |
| 8 | Hour |
[@frequency_subday_interval = ] frequency_subday_interval
Is the interval for frequency_subday. frequency_subday_interval is int, with a default of 5.
[@active_start_time_of_day = ] active_start_time_of_day
Is the time of day when the Distribution 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
Is the time of day when the Distribution Agent stops being scheduled, formatted as HHMMSS. active_end_time_of_day is int, with a default of 235959, which means 11:59:59 P.M. as measured on a 24-hour clock.
[@active_start_date = ] active_start_date
Is the date when the Distribution Agent is first scheduled, formatted as YYYYMMDD. active_start_date is int, with a default of 0.
[@active_end_date = ] active_end_date
Is the date when the Distribution Agent stops being scheduled, formatted as YYYYMMDD. active_end_date is int, with a default of 99991231, which means December 31, 9999.
[@description = ] 'description'
Is a text description of the Subscriber. description is nvarchar(255), with a default of NULL.
[@security_mode = ] security_mode
Is the implemented security mode. security_mode is int, with a default of 1. 0 specifies SQL Server Authentication. 1 specifies Windows Authentication.
[@encrypted_password = ] encrypted_password
For internal use only.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Remarks
sp_addsubscriber is used in snapshot replication, transactional replication, and merge replication.
sp_addsubscriber writes to the MSsubscriber_info table in the distribution database.
Permissions
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can execute sp_addsubscriber.