sysarticles-transact-sql.md

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sysarticles (Transact-SQL)

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Contains a row for each article defined in the local database. This table is stored in the published database.

Column name	Data type	Description
artid	int	The identity column that provides a unique ID number for the article.
creation_script	nvarchar(255)	The schema script for the article.
del_cmd	nvarchar(255)	The replication command type used when replicating deletes with table articles. For more information, see Specify How Changes Are Propagated for Transactional Articles.
description	nvarchar(255)	The descriptive entry for the article.
dest_table	sysname	The name of the destination table.
filter	int	The stored procedure ID, used for horizontal partitioning.
filter_clause	ntext	The WHERE clause of the article, used for horizontal filtering.
ins_cmd	nvarchar(255)	The replication command type used when replicating inserts with table articles. For more information, see Specify How Changes Are Propagated for Transactional Articles.
name	sysname	The name associated with the article, unique within the publication.
objid	int	The published table object ID.
pubid	int	The ID of the publication to which the article belongs.
pre_creation_cmd	tinyint	The pre-creation command for DROP TABLE, DELETE TABLE, or TRUNCATE: 0 = None. 1 = DROP. 2 = DELETE. 3 = TRUNCATE.
status	tinyint	The bitmask of the article options and status, which can be the bitwise logical OR result of one or more of these values: 1 = Article is active. 8 = Include the column name in INSERT statements. 16 = Use parameterized statements. 24 = Both include the column name in INSERT statements and use parameterized statements. 64 = [!INCLUDEssInternalOnly] For example, an active article using parameterized statements would have a value of 17 in this column. A value of 0 means that the article is inactive and no additional properties are defined.
sync_objid	int	The ID of the table or view that represents the article definition.
type	tinyint	The type of article: 1 = Log-based article. 3 = Log-based article with manual filter. 5 = Log-based article with manual view. 7 = Log-based article with manual filter and manual view. 8 = Stored procedure execution. 24 = Serializable stored procedure execution. 32 = Stored procedure (schema only). 64 = View (schema only). 128 = Function (schema only).
upd_cmd	nvarchar(255)	The replication command type used when replicating updates with table articles. For more information, see Specify How Changes Are Propagated for Transactional Articles.
schema_option	binary(8)	A bitmask of the schema generation options for the article, which control what parts of the article schema are scripted out for delivery to the Subscriber. For more information about schema options, see sp_addarticle (Transact-SQL).
dest_owner	sysname	The owner of the table at the destination database.
ins_scripting_proc	int	The registered custom stored procedure or script that is executed when an INSERT statement is replicated.
del_scripting_proc	int	The registered custom stored procedure or script that is executed when a DELETE statement is replicated.
upd_scripting_proc	int	The registered custom stored procedure or script that is executed when an UPDATE statement is replicated.
custom_script	nvarchar(2048)	The registered custom stored procedure or script that is executed at the end of the DDL trigger.
fire_triggers_on_snapshot	bit	Indicates whether or not replicated triggers are executed when the snapshot is applied, which can be one of these values: 0 = Triggers are not executed. 1 = Triggers are executed.

See Also

Replication Tables (Transact-SQL)
Replication Views (Transact-SQL)
sp_addarticle (Transact-SQL)
sp_changearticle (Transact-SQL)
sp_helparticle (Transact-SQL)