Job.Alter Method

Updates any Job object property changes on an instance of Microsoft SQL Server.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Alter

public void Alter ()

public:
virtual void Alter () sealed

public final void Alter ()

public final function Alter ()

Remarks

The Alter method updates any changes that have been made to the properties of the Job object since the Job object was created, or since the last Alter statement. The modifications are combined and sent to the instance of SQL Server in a single network trip to the instance of SQL Server.

Users must have Execute permissions on the msdb.dbo.sp_help_operator stored procedure to script or alter properties on a SQL Server 2000 job.

When connected to an instance of SQL Server 2000, users other than sa do not automatically have permissions to run the Alter method. The system administrator must grant Execute permissions on the msdb.dbo.sp_help_operator stored procedure to any user who has to script or alter a SQL Server 2000 job.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Example

How to: Create a Job with Steps and a Schedule in Visual Basic .NET

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

Job Class
Job Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent Namespace

Other Resources

Scheduling Automatic Administrative Tasks in SQL Server Agent
Automating Administrative Tasks (SQL Server Agent)
sp_update_job (Transact-SQL)