sp_add_category (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Adds the specified category of jobs, alerts, or operators to the server. For alternative method, see Create a Job Category.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
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.
Syntax
sp_add_category
[ [ @class = ] 'class' ]
[ , [ @type = ] 'type' ]
[ , [ @name = ] 'name' ]
[ ; ]
Arguments
[ @class = ] 'class'
The class of the category to be added. @class is varchar(8) with a default value of JOB, and can be one of these values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
JOB |
Adds a job category. |
ALERT |
Adds an alert category. |
OPERATOR |
Adds an operator category. |
[ @type = ] 'type'
The type of category to be added. @type is varchar(12), with a default value of LOCAL, and can be one of these values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
LOCAL |
A local job category. |
MULTI-SERVER |
A multiserver job category. |
NONE |
A category for a class other than JOB. |
[ @name = ] 'name'
The name of the category to be added. The name must be unique within the specified class. @name is sysname, with no default.
Return code values
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
Result set
None.
Remarks
sp_add_category must be run from the msdb database.
Permissions
You can grant EXECUTE permissions on this procedure, but these permissions might be overridden during a SQL Server upgrade.
Examples
The following example creates a local job category named AdminJobs.
USE msdb;
GO
EXEC dbo.sp_add_category
@class = N'JOB',
@type = N'LOCAL',
@name = N'AdminJobs';
GO