Connection status event arguments

Table D-1 describes the arguments of a connection status event. There are two types of connections—inbound and outbound. An inbound connection is a connection to a Replication Server from a database via a Replication Agent. An outbound connection is a connection from a Replication Server to a database.

**Table D-1: Connection status event trigger arguments**
Argument	Description
connection	Keyword identifying the event as a connection status event.
date_time	The date and time the event occurred. Format: Month Day Year HH:MM:SS:TTTMeridian
rms	The name of the RMS that executed the event script.
object_id	The server where the event occurred.
source_type	The type of server that raised the event. Values are: repserver database
source_name	The name of the Replication Server or data server that raised the event.
ra_type	Type of Replication Agent. Values are: rep agent rep agent thread dbltm Empty string ('') if connection is outbound.
ra_name	Replication Agent name. Empty string ('') if connection is outbound.
dest_type	The destination server type. Values are: repserver database
dest_name	Destination server name.
state	The new connection status.