Job Class

The Job class represents a Microsoft SQL Server Agent job.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
    Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SqlSmoObject
      Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.NamedSmoObject
        Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent.AgentObjectBase
          Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent.Job

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Job _
    Inherits AgentObjectBase _
    Implements IAlterable, ICreatable, IDroppable, IRenamable,  _
    IScriptable
'Usage
Dim instance As Job
public sealed class Job : AgentObjectBase, IAlterable, 
    ICreatable, IDroppable, IRenamable, IScriptable
public ref class Job sealed : public AgentObjectBase, 
    IAlterable, ICreatable, IDroppable, IRenamable, IScriptable
[<SealedAttribute>]
type Job =  
    class 
        inherit AgentObjectBase 
        interface IAlterable 
        interface ICreatable 
        interface IDroppable 
        interface IRenamable 
        interface IScriptable 
    end
public final class Job extends AgentObjectBase implements IAlterable, ICreatable, IDroppable, IRenamable, IScriptable

The Job type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method Job() Initializes a new instance of the Job class.
Public method Job(JobServer, String) Initializes a new instance of the Job class on the specified instance of Microsoft SQL Server Agent and with the specified name.
Public method Job(JobServer, String, Int32) Initializes a new instance of the Job class on the specified instance of SQL Server Agent and with the specified name and category

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property Category Gets or sets the category to which the job belongs.
Public property CategoryID Gets the ID value that uniquely identifies the job category.
Public property CategoryType Gets or sets the type of category, with respect to local or multiserver jobs.
Public property CurrentRunRetryAttempt Gets the number of times Microsoft SQL Server Agent has attempted to run the job unsuccessfully.
Public property CurrentRunStatus Gets the current execution status of the job.
Public property CurrentRunStep Gets information about the job step that is currently running.
Public property DateCreated Gets the date and time when the job was created.
Public property DateLastModified Gets the date and time when the job was last modified.
Public property DeleteLevel Gets or sets the completion action that determines whether to delete the job definition when the job finishes execution.
Public property Description Gets or sets the textual description of the job.
Public property EmailLevel Gets or sets the completion action that determines whether to send an e-mail notification to an operator when the job finishes execution.
Public property EventLogLevel Gets or sets the completion action that determines whether to generate an operating system event log entry when the job finishes execution.
Public property HasSchedule Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the job has at least one schedule.
Public property HasServer Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the job has a target server assigned for multiple-server operations.
Public property HasStep Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the job has at least one job step.
Public property IsEnabled Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the job is enabled.
Public property JobID Gets the job ID value.
Public property JobSchedules Gets a collection of JobSchedule objects that represent the schedules assigned to the job.
Public property JobSteps Gets a collection of JobStep objects that represent the job steps defined for the job.
Public property JobType Gets the job type, which specifies whether the job is local or multiserver.
Public property LastRunDate Gets the date and time when the job was last run.
Public property LastRunOutcome Gets the result of the job from the last time it completed execution.
Public property Name Gets or sets the name of the Job. (Overrides NamedSmoObject.Name.)
Public property NetSendLevel Gets or sets the completion action that determines whether to net-send a notification to an operator when the job finishes execution.
Public property NextRunDate Gets the date and time when the job is next scheduled to run.
Public property NextRunScheduleID Gets the ID value of the schedule that is responsible for the next execution of the job.
Public property OperatorToEmail Gets or sets the operator that receives notification by e-mail when the job finishes execution.
Public property OperatorToNetSend Gets or sets the operator that receives a net-send notification when the job finishes execution.
Public property OperatorToPage Gets or sets the operator that receives a pager notification when the job finishes execution.
Public property OriginatingServer Gets the name of the server that is acting as the master server in a multiserver job.
Public property OwnerLoginName Gets or sets the owner of the job.
Public property PageLevel Gets or sets the completion action that determines whether to send a pager notification to an operator when the job finishes execution.
Public property Parent Gets or sets the JobServer object that is the parent of the Job object.
Public property Properties Gets a collection of Property objects that represent the object properties. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public property StartStepID Gets or sets the ID value of the first job step in the sequence to be executed.
Public property State Gets the state of the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)
Public property Urn Gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) address value that uniquely identifies the object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public property UserData Gets or sets user-defined data associated with the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)
Public property VersionNumber Gets a system-maintained value that is incremented every time the job is modified.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method AddSharedSchedule Adds a shared schedule to the Microsoft SQL Server Agent job.
Public method Alter Updates any Job object property changes on an instance of Microsoft SQL Server. 
Public method ApplyToTargetServer Adds a server to the list of target servers maintained for the referenced Microsoft SQL Server Agent job.
Public method ApplyToTargetServerGroup Adds one or more servers to the list of target servers maintained for the referenced Microsoft SQL Server Agent job.
Public method Create Creates a job on the instance of Microsoft SQL Server as defined by the Job object.
Public method DeleteJobStepLogs(DateTime) Deletes job step log files that are older than the specified date.
Public method DeleteJobStepLogs(Int32) Deletes job step log files that are larger that the specified log ID number.
Public method Discover Discovers a list of type Object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method Drop() Removes an existing job.
Public method Drop(Boolean) Removes an existing job.
Public method EnumAlerts Enumerates a list of Agent alerts that cause automated execution of the referenced job.
Public method EnumHistory() Enumerates a list of execution history associated with the referenced job.
Public method EnumHistory(JobHistoryFilter) Enumerates a list of execution history associated with the referenced job.
Public method EnumJobStepLogs() Enumerates a list of job step log files for the referenced job.
Public method EnumJobStepLogs(Int32) Enumerates a list of job step log files for the job step with the specified ID value.
Public method EnumJobStepLogs(String) Enumerates a list of job step log files for the job step with the specified name.
Public method EnumJobStepsByID Returns an array of JobStep objects that belong to the referenced job and that are ordered by ID value.
Public method EnumTargetServers Enumerates a list of execution target servers that have been assigned to the referenced job.
Public method Equals (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method FormatSqlVariant Formats an object as SqlVariant type. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetContextDB Gets the context database that is associated with this object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetDBName Gets the database name that is associated with the object. (Inherited from AgentObjectBase.)
Public method GetHashCode (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method GetPropValue Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetPropValueOptional Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetPropValueOptionalAllowNull Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method GetServerObject Gets the server of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method GetType (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Initialize() Initializes the object and forces the properties be loaded. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method Initialize(Boolean) Initializes the object and forces the properties be loaded. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method Invoke Runs the job.
Protected method IsObjectInitialized Verifies whether the object has been initialized. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Protected method IsObjectInSpace Verifies whether the object is isolated or connected to the instance of SQL Server. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method PurgeHistory Removes system records maintaining execution history for the referenced job.
Public method Refresh Refreshes the object and retrieves properties when the object is next accessed. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method RemoveAllJobSchedules() Removes all shared and unshared schedules from the job.
Public method RemoveAllJobSchedules(Boolean) Removes all unused schedules from the job.
Public method RemoveAllJobSteps Removes all the job steps associated with the job.
Public method RemoveFromTargetServer Removes an execution target server from the list of target servers maintained for a job.
Public method RemoveFromTargetServerGroup Removes a group of execution target servers from the list of target servers maintained for a job.
Public method RemoveSharedSchedule(Int32) Removes the specified shared schedule from the job.
Public method RemoveSharedSchedule(Int32, Boolean) Removes the specified shared schedule from the job and keeps unused schedules.
Public method Rename Renames the job.
Public method Script() Generates a Transact-SQL script that can be used to re-create the Microsoft SQL Server Agent job.
Public method Script(ScriptingOptions) Generates a Transact-SQL script that can be used to re-create the Microsoft SQL Server Agent job as specified by the scripting options.
Protected method SetParentImpl Sets the parent of the SqlSmoObject to the newParent parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method Start() Runs the referenced job.
Public method Start(String) Runs the referenced job starting at the specified job step.
Public method Stop Stops executing the referenced job.
Public method ToString Returns a String that represents the referenced object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public method Validate Validates the state of an object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)

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Events

  Name Description
Public event PropertyChanged Represents the event that occurs when a property is changed. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Public event PropertyMetadataChanged Represents the event that occurs when property metadata changes. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.Discover Discovers any dependencies. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.GetDomainRoot Returns the root of the domain. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.GetParent Gets the parent of this object. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.GetPropertyType Gets the type of the specified property. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.GetPropertyValue Gets the value of the specified property. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.GetUrn Gets the Unified Resource Name (URN) of the object. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.Resolve Gets the instance that contains the information about the object from the Unified Resource Name (URN) of the object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.SetObjectState Sets the object state to the specified SfcObjectState value. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IAlienObject.SetPropertyValue Sets the property value. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method ISfcPropertyProvider.GetPropertySet Gets the interface reference to the set of properties of this object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)

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Remarks

To get or set Job object properties, users must be a member of the SQLAgentUserRole database role on the MSDB database, or be the owner of the job, or be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

To create a job, users must be a member of the SQLAgentUserRole, SQLAgentReaderRole, and SQLAgentOperatorRole database roles on the MSDB database, or be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

To drop a job, users must be a member of the SQLAgentUserRole database role on the MSDB database, or be the owner of the job, or be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Examples

Scheduling Automatic Administrative Tasks in SQL Server Agent

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent Namespace

Other Resources

Automated Administration Tasks (SQL Server Agent)

sp_add_job (Transact-SQL)