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[Deprecated] The system tables for merge replication could not be dropped successfully

Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.SystemTablesForMergeReplicationCouldNotBeDroppedSuccessfullyRule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The system tables for merge replication could not be dropped successfully.

Causes

This error is raised in sp_MSdrop_mergesystables. sp_MSdrop_mergesystables is called when you try to remove merge replication from a database or from an entire instance of SQL Server. The error indicates that one or more of the merge system tables could not be dropped for any number of reasons.

Resolutions

To resolve the issue try the following:

External

How to: Disable Publishing and Distribution (Replication Transact-SQL Programming)

Overrideable Parameters

Name

Description

Default Value

Enabled

Enables or disables the workflow.

No

Priority

Defines Alert Priority.

2

Severity

Defines Alert Severity.

2

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SQLServer.2008.DBEngine
CategoryEventCollection
EnabledFalse
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityHigh
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
The system tables for merge replication could not be dropped successfully
{0}

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.EventProvider Default
GenerateAlert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.SystemTablesForMergeReplicationCouldNotBeDroppedSuccessfullyRule" Target="SQL2008Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.DBEngine" Enabled="false" ConfirmDelivery="true">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.EventProvider">

      <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

      <PublisherName>$Target/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.DBEngine"]/ServiceName$</PublisherName>

      <EventNumber>20007</EventNumber>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="SystemHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">

      <Priority>2</Priority>

      <Severity>2</Severity>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.SystemTablesForMergeReplicationCouldNotBeDroppedSuccessfullyRule.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>Event ID: $Data/EventDisplayNumber$. $Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/LoggingComputer$</SuppressionValue>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/PublisherName$</SuppressionValue>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/EventDisplayNumber$</SuppressionValue>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>