sp-getsubscriptiondtspackagename-transact-sql.md

title	sp_getsubscriptiondtspackagename (Transact-SQL)
description	Returns the name of the Data Transformation Services (DTS) package used to transform data before sending them to a Subscriber.
author	markingmyname
ms.author	maghan
ms.reviewer	randolphwest
ms.date	06/23/2025
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	replication
ms.topic	reference
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sp_getsubscriptiondtspackagename (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

Returns the name of the Data Transformation Services (DTS) package used to transform data before they are sent to a Subscriber. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on any database.

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Syntax

sp_getsubscriptiondtspackagename
    [ @publication = ] N'publication'
    [ , [ @subscriber = ] N'subscriber' ]
[ ; ]

Arguments

[ @publication = ] N'publication'

The name of the publication. @publication is sysname, with no default.

[ @subscriber = ] N'subscriber'

The name of the Subscriber. @subscriber is sysname, with a default of NULL.

Return code values

0 (success) or 1 (failure).

Result set

Column name	Data type	Description
new_package_name	sysname	The name of the DTS package.

Remarks

sp_getsubscriptiondtspackagename is used in snapshot replication and transactional replication.

Permissions

Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role or the db_owner fixed database role can execute sp_getsubscriptiondtspackagename.