List Job Category Information

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.

This topic describes how to list job category information in SQL Server by using Transact-SQL or SQL Server Management Objects.

• Before you begin:

  Security

• To list job category information, using:

  Transact-SQL

  SQL Server Management Objects

Before You Begin

Security

For detailed information, see Implement SQL Server Agent Security.

Using Transact-SQL

To list job category information

1. In Object Explorer, connect to an instance of Database Engine.

2. On the Standard bar, click New Query.

3. Copy and paste the following example into the query window and click Execute.

   -- returns information about jobs that are administered locally  
   USE msdb ;  
   GO  
   
   EXEC dbo.sp_help_category  
       @type = N'LOCAL' ;  
   GO  
   

For more information, see sp_help_category (Transact-SQL).

Using SQL Server Management Objects

To list job category information

Use the JobCategory class by using a programming language that you choose, such as Visual Basic, Visual C#, or PowerShell.