Replication Scripts

--********** Execute at the Distributor in the master database **********--

USE master;
go

--Is the current server a Distributor?
--Is the distribution database installed?
--Are there other Publishers using this Distributor?
EXEC sp_get_distributor

--Is the current server a Distributor?
SELECT is_distributor FROM sys.servers WHERE name='repl_distributor' 

AND data_source=@@servername;

--Which databases on the Distributor are distribution databases?
SELECT name FROM sys.databases WHERE is_distributor = 1

--What are the Distributor and distribution database properties?
EXEC sp_helpdistributor;
EXEC sp_helpdistributiondb;
EXEC sp_helpdistpublisher;


--********** Execute at the Publisher in the master database **********--

--Which databases are published for replication and what type of replication?
EXEC sp_helpreplicationdboption;

--Which databases are published using snapshot replication or transactional replication?
SELECT name as tran_published_db FROM sys.databases WHERE is_published = 1;
--Which databases are published using merge replication?
SELECT name as merge_published_db FROM sys.databases WHERE is_merge_published = 1;

--What are the properties for Subscribers that subscribe to publications at this Publisher?
EXEC sp_helpsubscriberinfo;


--********** Execute at the Publisher in the publication database **********--

USE AdventureWorks2012;
go

--What are the snapshot and transactional publications in this database? 
EXEC sp_helppublication;
--What are the articles in snapshot and transactional publications in this database?
--REMOVE COMMENTS FROM NEXT LINE AND REPLACE  with the name of a publication
--EXEC sp_helparticle @publication='';

--What are the merge publications in this database? 
EXEC sp_helpmergepublication;
--What are the articles in merge publications in this database?
EXEC sp_helpmergearticle; -- to return information on articles for a single publication

, specify @publication=''

--Which objects in the database are published?
SELECT name AS published_object, schema_id, is_published AS is_tran_published

, is_merge_published, is_schema_published
FROM sys.tables WHERE is_published = 1 or is_merge_published = 1 or is_schema_published = 1
UNION
SELECT name AS published_object, schema_id, 0, 0, is_schema_published
FROM sys.procedures WHERE is_schema_published = 1
UNION
SELECT name AS published_object, schema_id, 0, 0, is_schema_published
FROM sys.views WHERE is_schema_published = 1;

--Which columns are published in snapshot or transactional publications in this database?
SELECT object_name(object_id) AS tran_published_table, name AS published_column

 FROM sys.columns WHERE is_replicated = 1;

--Which columns are published in merge publications in this database?
SELECT object_name(object_id) AS merge_published_table, name AS published_column 

FROM sys.columns WHERE is_merge_published = 1;