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# MSmerge_identity_range_allocations (Transact-SQL)
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  The **MSmerge_identity_range_allocations** table is used to track the history of identity range assignments, to both Publishers and Subscribers, for published articles. This table is stored in the distribution database.  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**publisher_id**|**smallint**|The ID of the Publisher.|  
|**publisher_db**|**nvarchar(128)**|The name of the publication database.|  
|**publication**|**nvarchar(128)**|The name of the publication.|  
|**article**|**nvarchar(128)**|The name of the article.|  
|**subscriber**|**nvarchar(128)**|The name of the Subscriber.|  
|**subscriber_db**|**nvarchar(128)**|The name of the subscription database.|  
|**is_pub_range**|**bit**|Lists whether the identity range is assigned to a Publisher.|  
|**ranges_allocated**|**tinyint**|The number of identity ranges assigned.|  
|**range_begin**|**numeric(38)**|The starting value of the range.|  
|**range_end**|**numeric(38)**|The last value in the range.|  
|**next_range_begin**|**numeric(38)**|The starting value of the next range to be assigned.|  
|**next_range_end**|**numeric(38)**|The last value of the next range to be assigned.|  
|**max_used**|**numeric(38)**|The highest identity value used.|  
|**time_of_allocation**|**datetime**|The time when the assignment was made.|  
  
## 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)