Job Categories - Manage Job Categories
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Important
On Azure SQL Managed Instance, most, but not all SQL Server Agent features are currently supported. See Azure SQL Managed Instance T-SQL differences from SQL Server for details.
Use the Job Categories dialog box to add or delete job categories. Built-in job categories cannot be deleted.
Options
Name
The name of the job category.
Number of jobs in category
The number of jobs defined for this category.
View Jobs
Opens the Properties dialog box for the selected category, to list all jobs currently defined for that category.
Add
Opens the New Job Category dialog box, to add a new job category
Delete
Removes the selected job category. Only enabled for user-defined job categories.
Refresh
Queries the server for the current information.
To access the Job Categories dialog box
- In Object Explorer, expand SQL Server Agent, right-click Jobs, and then click Manage Job Categories.