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# sp_helpmergepartition (Transact-SQL)
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  Returns partition information for the specified merge publication. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on any database.  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sp_helpmergepartition [ @publication= ] 'publication'   
    [ , [ @suser_sname = ] 'suser_sname' ]  
    [ , [ @host_name = ] 'host_name' ]  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 [ **@publication=** ] **'***publication***'**  
 Is the name of the publication. *publication* is **sysname**, with no default.  
  
 [ **@suser_sname=** ] **'***suser_sname***'**  
 Is the SUSER_SNAME value used to define a partition. *suser_sname* is **sysname**, with a default value of NULL. Supply this parameter to limit the result set to only partitions where SUSER_SNAME resolves to the supplied value.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  When *suser_sname* is supplied, *host_name* must be NULL  
  
 [ **@host_name=** ] **'***host_name***'**  
 Is the HOST_NAME value used to define a partition. *host_name* is **sysname**, with a default value of NULL. Supply this parameter to limit the result set to only partitions where HOST_NAME resolves to the supplied value.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  When *suser_sname* is supplied, *host_name* must be NULL  
  
## Result Sets  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**partition**|**int**|Identifies the Subscriber partition.|  
|**host_name**|**sysname**|Value used when creating the partition for a subscription that is filtered by the value of the [HOST_NAME](../../t-sql/functions/host-name-transact-sql.md) function at the Subscriber.|  
|**suser_sname**|**sysname**|Value used when creating the partition for a subscription that is filtered by the value of the [SUSER_SNAME](../../t-sql/functions/suser-sname-transact-sql.md) function at the Subscriber.|  
|**dynamic_snapshot_location**|**nvarchar(255)**|Location of the filtered data snapshot for the Subscriber's partition.|  
|**date_refreshed**|**datetime**|Last date that the snapshot job was run to generate the filtered data snapshot for the partition.|  
|**dynamic_snapshot_jobid**|**uniqueidentifier**|Identifies the job that creates the filtered data snapshot for a partition.|  
  
## Return Code Values  
 **0** (success) or **1** (failure)  
  
## Remarks  
 **sp_helpmergepartition** is used in merge replication.  
  
## Permissions  
 Only members of the **sysadmin** fixed server role and the **db_owner** fixed database role can execute **sp_helpmergepartition**.  
  
## See Also  
 [sp_addmergepartition (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-addmergepartition-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_dropmergepartition (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-dropmergepartition-transact-sql.md)