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# MSmerge_past_partition_mappings (Transact-SQL)
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  The **MSmerge_past_partition_mappings** table stores one row for each partition id a given changed row used to belong to, but no longer belongs to. This table is stored in the publication database.  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**publication_number**|**smallint**|The publication number, which is stored in **sysmergepublications**.|  
|**tablenick**|**int**|The nickname of the published table.|  
|**rowguid**|**uniqueidentifier**|The row identifier for the given row.|  
|**partition_id**|**int**|The ID of the partition the row belongs to. The value is -1 if the row change is relevant to all Subscribers.|  
|**generation**|**bigint**|The value of the generation in which the partition change occurred.|  
|**reason**|**tinyint**|Internal-use only.|  
  
## 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)