sp_mergesubscription_cleanup
Removes meta data such as triggers and entries in sysmergesubscriptions and sysmergearticles when a merge subscription is dropped at a Subscriber. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on any database.
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 no default.
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 If any of them is out-of-date, that is, has lost contact with the Publisher for too long a period, the publication is declared expired and the traces of the subscription are cleaned up at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.