JobStep Class

The JobStep class represents a Microsoft SQL Server job step.

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.JobStep

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SfcElementTypeAttribute("Step")> _
Public NotInheritable Class JobStep _
    Inherits AgentObjectBase _
    Implements IAlterable, ICreatable, IDroppable, IRenamable,  _
    IScriptable
'Usage
Dim instance As JobStep

[SfcElementTypeAttribute("Step")]
public sealed class JobStep : AgentObjectBase, 
    IAlterable, ICreatable, IDroppable, IRenamable, IScriptable

[SfcElementTypeAttribute(L"Step")]
public ref class JobStep sealed : public AgentObjectBase, 
    IAlterable, ICreatable, IDroppable, IRenamable, IScriptable

[<SealedAttribute>]
[<SfcElementTypeAttribute("Step")>]
type JobStep =  
    class
        inherit AgentObjectBase
        interface IAlterable
        interface ICreatable
        interface IDroppable
        interface IRenamable
        interface IScriptable
    end

public final class JobStep extends AgentObjectBase implements IAlterable, ICreatable, IDroppable, IRenamable, IScriptable

The JobStep type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	JobStep()	Initializes a new instance of the JobStep class.
	JobStep(Job, String)	Initializes a new instance of the JobStep class for the specified job and with the specified name.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Command	Gets or sets the command execution string for the job step.
	CommandExecutionSuccessCode	Gets or sets the process exit code from a command shell process executed as a job step.
	DatabaseName	Gets or sets the name of the database to which the job step command execution is confined.
	DatabaseUserName	Gets or sets the database user account that the job step assumes when executing the command string.
	ExecuteForScalar	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the object is set to the execute for scalar option. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	ID	Gets or sets the ID value that uniquely identifies the job step.
	IsTouched	Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the object properties have been updated but not yet persisted on the server. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	JobStepFlags	The JobStepFlags property is reserved for future use.
	LastRunDate	Gets the date and time when the job step was last executed.
	LastRunDuration	Gets the time that the referenced job step took to run when it was last executed.
	LastRunOutcome	Gets the outcome of the job step when it was last executed.
	LastRunRetries	Gets the number of retries that were attempted when the job step was last executed.
	Name	Gets or sets the name of the object. (Inherited from NamedSmoObject.)
	ObjectInSpace	Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the object exists in isolation, or whether it is directly or indirectly connected to the instance of SQL Server. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	OnFailAction	Gets or sets the action to take when the job step finishes execution with failure.
	OnFailStep	Gets or sets the job step that is executed after the referenced job step finishes execution with a completion status of failure.
	OnSuccessAction	Gets or sets the action to take when the job step finishes execution with success.
	OnSuccessStep	Gets or sets the job step that is executed after the referenced job step finishes execution with a completion status of success.
	OSRunPriority	Gets or sets the execution thread scheduling for job steps executing operating system tasks.
	OutputFileName	Gets or sets the name and path of the operating system file that records job step result message text.
	Parent	Gets or sets the Job object that is the parent of the JobStep object.
	Properties	Gets a collection of Property objects that represent the object properties. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	ProxyName	Gets or sets the name of the Microsoft SQL Server Agent proxy account that is required by the job step.
	RetryAttempts	Gets or sets the maximum number of times a job step is retried before it is returned with a completion status of failure.
	RetryInterval	Gets or sets the number of minutes that Microsoft SQL Server Agent waits before trying to execute a job step that has previously failed.
	ScalarResult	Gets the scalar result for the referenced object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Server	Gets or sets the name of the server on which the job step runs.
	State	Gets the state of the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)
	SubSystem	Gets or sets the Microsoft SQL Server Agent execution subsystem used to interpret job step command text.
	Urn	Gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) address value that uniquely identifies the object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	UserData	Gets or sets user-defined data associated with the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	AddDatabaseContext(StringCollection)	Add the database context to the collection of queries identified by the queries parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	AddDatabaseContext(StringCollection, ScriptingOptions)	Add the database context to the collection of queries identified by the queries parameter, and using the specified scripting options. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Alter	Updates any JobStep object property changes on instance of Microsoft SQL Server.
	AlterImpl	Activates the object altered event. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	AlterImplFinish	Method called when object altered event finishes. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	AlterImplInit	Method called when object-altered event is intialized. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	AlterImplWorker	Calls the Alter methods. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	BindDefaultImpl	Binds the default items identified by the parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	BindRuleImpl	Binds the rule schema to the rule and columns identified by the parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	CheckCollation	Checks the order of the scripting options by the collation method identified by the collationName parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	CheckObjectState()	Validates the state of the referenced object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	CheckObjectState(Boolean)	Validates the state of the referenced object with the option to specify that an exception is thrown if the object is not yet created. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	CheckObjectStateImpl	Checks the state of a SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	CheckVersion100	Checks whether version of SQL Server is SQL Server 2008. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	CheckVersion80	Checks the validity of the object on SQL Server 2000. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	CheckVersion80SP3	Checks the validity of the object on SQL Server 2000 SP3. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	CheckVersion90	Check the validity of the object on SQL Server 2005. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	CheckVersionBelow90	Checks whether version of SQL Server is before SQL Server 2005. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	CleanObject	Sets the object to unmodified state. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Create	Creates a job step on the instance of Microsoft SQL Server as defined by the JobStep object.
	CreateImpl	Creates an object with scripting options. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	CreateImplFinish	Method called when the create event finishes. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	CreateImplInit	Method called when the create event initializes. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	DeleteLogs(DateTime)	Deletes job step log files that are older than the specified date.
	DeleteLogs(Int32)	Deletes job step log files that have log numbers lower than the specified value.
	Discover	Discovers a list of type Object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Drop	Removes the referenced job step.
	DropImpl	Drops a SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	DropImplWorker	Calls the drop methods. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	EnumLogs	Returns an enumerated list of the job step log files.
	EnumScriptImpl	Enumerates scripts specified by the so parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	EnumScriptImplWorker	Calls the methods that enumerate scripts specified by the so parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	EnumScriptImplWorkerSOChanged	Returns an IEnumerable string describing the scripting options for an object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	ExecuteNonQuery	Executes a batch in the context of the database where there are no results returned. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	FormatSqlVariant	Formats an object as SqlVariant type. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GenerateDataSpaceFileStreamScript	Generates a script to create data file. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GenerateDataSpaceScript	Generates a script to allocate space in the data file. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetBindDefaultScript	Gets the script that binds defaults specified by the defSchema and defName parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetBindRuleScript	Gets the script that specifies the binding rules. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetBoolParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%)	Assigns a Boolean parameter of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetBoolParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%, Boolean)	Assigns a Boolean property of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetDateTimeParameter	Assigns the datetime property of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetDateTimeParameterAsInt	Assigns the datetime property of the SqlSmoObject as an integer value if the datetime property is not null. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetDBName	Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. Gets the database name that is associated with the object. (Inherited from AgentObjectBase.)
	GetEnumParameter	Assigns an enumeration property of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetFragOptionString	Gets a FragmentationOption object as a string value. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetGuidParameter	Assigns a Guid property of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%)	Assigns a parameter of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%, Boolean)	Assigns a parameter of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetPropValue	Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetPropValueOptional	Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetPropValueOptionalAllowNull	Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetRealValue	Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetScriptingOptionsForCreate	Gets ScriptingOptions for the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetServerName	Gets the name of the instance of SQL Server with which the object is associated. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetServerObject	Gets the server of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetSqlServerVersionName	Gets the version name of the instance of SQL Server with which the object is associated. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetStringParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%)	Assigns a string parameter of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetStringParameter(StringBuilder, ScriptingOptions, String, String, Int32%, Boolean)	Assigns a string parameter of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetTimeSpanParameterAsInt	Assigns a time span parameter of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetUrnRecursive(StringBuilder)	Assigns an Urn object of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	GetUrnRecursive(StringBuilder, UrnIdOption)	Assigns an Urn object of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	ImplInitialize	Initializes the fields of the SqlSmoObject object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Initialize()	Initializes the object and forces the properties be loaded. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Initialize(Boolean)	Initializes the object and forces the properties be loaded. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	IsObjectDirty	Verifies whether the object properties have been modified and the changes have not yet been persisted on the instance of SQL Server. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	IsObjectInitialized	Verifies whether the object has been initialized. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	IsObjectInSpace	Verifies whether the object is isolated or connected to the instance of SQL Server. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	IsVersion80SP3	Determines whether the version of SQL Server is SQL Server 2000 with SP3. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	IsVersion90AndAbove	Determines whether the version of SQL Server is SQL Server 2005 or later. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	MarkDropped	Sets the SqlSmoState to dropped. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	MarkForDropImpl	Sets the SqlSmoState to dropped. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	PostAlter	Method activated after the SqlSmoObject is altered. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	PostCreate	Method activated after the SqlSmoObject is created. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	PostDrop	Method activated after the SqlSmoObject is dropped. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Refresh	Refreshes the object and retrieves properties when the object is next accessed. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Rename	Renames the job step.
	RenameImpl	Identified for informational purposes only. Not supported. Future compatibility is not guaranteed. (Inherited from NamedSmoObject.)
	RenameImplWorker	Identified for informational purposes only. Not supported. Future compatibility is not guaranteed. (Inherited from NamedSmoObject.)
	Script()	Generates a Transact-SQL script that can be used to re-create the Microsoft SQL Server Agent job step.
	Script(ScriptingOptions)	Generates a Transact-SQL script that can be used to re-create the Microsoft SQL Server Agent job step as specified by the scripting options.
	ScriptAlter	Alters the SqlSmoObject according to the parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	ScriptChangeOwner	This method supports the SMO infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. (Inherited from NamedSmoObject.)
	ScriptCreate	Alters the SqlSmoObject according to the parameters. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	ScriptDdl	Throws InvalidSmoOperationException. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	ScriptDrop	Throws InvalidSmoOperationException. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	ScriptImpl()	Gets a collection of scripts of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	ScriptImpl(ScriptingOptions)	Gets a collection of scripts of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	ScriptImplWorker	Gets a collection of scripts of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	ScriptOwner	Alters the script owner authorization. (Inherited from NamedSmoObject.)
	ScriptRename	This method supports the SMO infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. (Inherited from NamedSmoObject.)
	SetParentImpl	Sets the parent of the SqlSmoObject to the newParent parameter. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	SetSchemaOwned	Sets the schema owned value. (Inherited from NamedSmoObject.)
	ToString	Returns a String that represents the referenced object. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	TouchImpl	Not implemented. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	UnbindDefaultImpl	Unbinds the default columns of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	UnbindRuleImpl	Unbinds rules of the SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	Validate	Validates the state of an object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)

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Events

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

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Fields

	Name	Description
	m_ExtendedProperties	Represents a property that is defined to extend the properties provided by a SqlSmoObject. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)
	singletonParent	Represents the singleton parent. (Inherited from SqlSmoObject.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

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

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Remarks

SQL Server Agent jobs contain one or more execution units called steps. Each job step contains a textual command, type of execution that specifies command interpretation, and logic that determines the behavior of the job if the step succeeds or fails. For example, a job step can contain:

• The command text. For example:

  DBCC CHECKDB ('Northwind') WITH NO_INFOMSGS
  

• A job step execution type: Transact-SQL for example.

• An indication that the job should stop if the step fails.

With the JobStep object, you can do the following:

• Create a SQL Server Agent job step.

• Remove a job step from a SQL Server Agent job.

• Manage existing job steps by changing, for example, the command text or the actions taken on success or failure of the step.

• Obtain details about the last attempted execution of the step.

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

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

To create a job step, users must be a member of SQLAgentUserRole database role on the MSDB database or be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role. The user must also have permission on any proxy accounts used by the job step.

To drop a job step, users must be a member of SQLAgentUserRole database role on the MSDB database, be the owner of the job step, 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

Scheduling Automatic Administrative Tasks in SQL Server Agent

Automating Administrative Tasks (SQL Server Agent)

sp_help_jobstep (Transact-SQL)