Transact-SQL Reference

sp_addpublication_snapshot

Creates the Snapshot Agent for the specified publication. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.

Syntax

sp_addpublication_snapshot [ @publication = ] 'publication'
    [ , [ @frequency_type = ] frequency_type ]
    [ , [ @frequency_interval = ] frequency_interval ]
    [ , [ @frequency_subday = ] frequency_subday ]
    [ , [ @frequency_subday_interval = ] frequency_subday_interval ]
    [ , [ @frequency_relative_interval = ] frequency_relative_interval ]
    [ , [ @frequency_recurrence_factor = ] frequency_recurrence_factor ]
    [ , [ @active_start_date = ] active_start_date ]
    [ , [ @active_end_date = ] active_end_date ]
    [ , [ @active_start_time_of_day = ] active_start_time_of_day ]
    [ , [ @active_end_time_of_day = ] active_end_time_of_day ]
    [ , [ @snapshot_job_name = ] 'snapshot_agent_name' ]

Arguments

[@publication = ] 'publication'

Is the name of the publication. publication is sysname, with no default.

[@frequency_type = ] frequency_type

Is the frequency with which the Snapshot Agent is executed. frequency_type is int, and can be one of these values.

Value	Description
1	Once.
4 (default)	Daily.
8	Weekly.
10	Monthly.
20	Monthly, relative to the frequency interval.
40	When SQL Server Agent starts.

[@frequency_interval = ] frequency_interval

Is the value to apply to the frequency set by frequency_type. frequency_interval is int, with a default of 1, which means daily.

[@frequency_subday = ] frequency_subday

Is the units for freq_subday_interval. 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, which means every 5 minutes.

[@frequency_relative_interval = ] frequency_relative_interval

Is the date the Snapshot Agent runs. frequency_relative_interval is int, with a default of 1.

[@frequency_recurrence_factor = ] frequency_recurrence_factor

Is the recurrence factor used by frequency_type. frequency_recurrence_factor is int, with a default of 0.

[@active_start_date = ] active_start_date

Is the date when the Snapshot 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 Snapshot Agent stops being scheduled, formatted as YYYYMMDD. active_end_date is int, with a default of 99991231, which means December 31, 9999.

[@active_start_time_of_day = ] active_start_time_of_day

Is the time of day when the Snapshot 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 Snapshot 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.

[@snapshot_job_name = ] 'snapshot_agent_name'

For internal use only.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

sp_addpublication_snapshot is used in snapshot replication and transactional replication.

Permissions