sp_delete_schedule (Transact-SQL)
Deletes a schedule.
Syntax
sp_delete_schedule { [ @schedule_id = ] schedule_id | [ @schedule_name = ] 'schedule_name' } ,
[ @force_delete = ] force_delete
Arguments
[ @schedule_id= ] schedule_id
The schedule identification number of the schedule to delete. schedule_id is int, with a default of NULL.Note
Either schedule_id or schedule_name must be specified, but both cannot be specified.
[ @schedule_name= ] 'schedule_name'
The name of the schedule to delete. schedule_name is sysname, with a default of NULL.Note
Either schedule_id or schedule_name must be specified, but both cannot be specified.
- [ @force_delete = ] force_delete
Specifies whether the procedure should fail if the schedule is attached to a job. Force_delete is bit, with a default of 0. When force_delete is 0, the stored procedure fails if the schedule is attached to a job. When force_delete is 1, the schedule is deleted regardless of whether the schedule is attached to a job.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Result Sets
None
Remarks
By default, a schedule cannot be deleted if the schedule is attached to a job. To delete a schedule that is attached to a job, specify a value of 1 for force_delete. Deleting a schedule does not stop jobs that are currently running.
Permissions
By default, members of the sysadmin fixed server role can execute this stored procedure. Other users must be granted one of the following SQL Server Agent fixed database roles in the msdb database:
- SQLAgentUserRole
- SQLAgentReaderRole
- SQLAgentOperatorRole
For details about the permissions of these roles, see SQL Server Agent Fixed Database Roles.
Only members of the sysadmin role can delete a job schedule that is owned by another user.
Examples
A. Deleting a schedule
The following example deletes the schedule NightlyJobs. If the schedule is attached to any job, the example does not delete the schedule.
USE msdb ;
GO
EXEC dbo.sp_delete_schedule
@schedule_name = N'NightlyJobs' ;
GO
B. Deleting a schedule attached to a job
The following example deletes the schedule RunOnce, regardless of whether the schedule is attached to a job.
USE msdb ;
GO
EXEC dbo.sp_delete_schedule
@schedule_name = 'RunOnce',
@force_delete = 1;
GO
See Also
Reference
sp_add_schedule (Transact-SQL)