msmerge-altsyncpartners-transact-sql.md

title	MSmerge_altsyncpartners (Transact-SQL) | Microsoft Docs
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MSmerge_altsyncpartners (Transact-SQL)

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The MSmerge_altsyncpartners table tracks the association of who the current synchronization partners are for a Publisher. This table is stored in the publication and subscription databases.

Column name	Data type	Description
subid	uniqueidentifier	The identifier for the original Publisher.
alternate_subid	uniqueidentifier	The identifier for the Subscriber who is the alternate synchronization partner.
description	nvarchar(255)	The description of the alternate synchronization partner.

See Also

Replication Tables (Transact-SQL)
Replication Views (Transact-SQL)