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title: "MSmerge_generation_partition_mappings (T-SQL)"
description: Describes the MSmerge_generation_partition_mappings stored procedure used to track changes to partitions in a merge publication. 
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# MSmerge_generation_partition_mappings (Transact-SQL)
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  The **MSmerge_generation_partition_mappings** table is used to track changes to partitions in a merge publication. This table is stored in the publication and scubscription databases.  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**publication_number**|**smallint**|Identifies the merge publication|  
|**generation**|**bigint**|The generation value.|  
|**partition_id**|**int**|Identifies the partition.|  
|**changecount**|**int**|The number of times that the partition has changed.|  
  
## See Also  
 [Replication Tables (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-tables/replication-tables-transact-sql.md)   
 [Replication Views (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-views/replication-views-transact-sql.md)