Background Job Error Event Class
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
The Background Job Error event class occurs when a background job has terminated abnormally. This condition might require the attention of a system administrator.
Background Job Error Event Class Data Columns
| Data column name | Data type | Description | Column ID | Filterable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DatabaseID | int | ID of the database specified by job. Determine the value for a database by using the DB_ID function. | 3 | Yes |
| DatabaseName | nvarchar | Name of the database in which the user statement is running. | 35 | Yes |
| Error | int | Error number of the last attempt (EventSubClass 1 only). | 31 | Yes |
| EventClass | int | Type of event = 193. | 27 | No |
| EventSequence | int | The sequence of a given event within the request. | 51 | No |
| EventSubClass | int | Type of event subclass. 1 = Background job giving up after failure. 2 = Background job dropped - queue is full. 3 = Background job returned an error. |
21 | Yes |
| IndexID | int | ID for the index on the object affected by the event. To determine the index ID for an object, use the indid column of the sysindexes system table. | 24 | Yes |
| IntegerData | int | Number of tries attempted by the job (EventSubClass 1 only). | 25 | Yes |
| IntegerData2 | int | Job sequence number. | 55 | Yes |
| ObjectID | int | System-assigned ID of the object. | 22 | Yes |
| SessionLoginName | nvarchar | Login name of the user that originated the session. For example, if you connect to SQL Server using Login1 and execute a statement as Login2, SessionLoginName shows Login1 and LoginName shows Login2. This column displays both SQL Server and Microsoft Windows logins. | 64 | Yes |
| Severity | int | Severity level of the error on the last attempt (EventSubClass 1 only). | 20 | Yes |
| StartTime | datetime | Time at which the job was created. | 14 | Yes |
| State | int | State of the error on the last attempt (EventSubClass 1 only). | 30 | Yes |
| TextData | ntext | Text description of the event subclass value. | 1 | Yes |
| Type | int | Type of job. | 57 | Yes |
See Also
Extended Events
sp_trace_setevent (Transact-SQL)
Auto Stats Event Class