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sp_update_job (Transact-SQL)

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Changes the attributes of a job.

Syntax

sp_update_job [ @job_id =] job_id | [@job_name =] 'job_name'
     [, [@new_name =] 'new_name' ] 
     [, [@enabled =] enabled ]
     [, [@description =] 'description' ] 
     [, [@start_step_id =] step_id ]
     [, [@category_name =] 'category' ] 
     [, [@owner_login_name =] 'login' ]
     [, [@notify_level_eventlog =] eventlog_level ]
     [, [@notify_level_email =] email_level ]
     [, [@notify_level_netsend =] netsend_level ]
     [, [@notify_level_page =] page_level ]
     [, [@notify_email_operator_name =] 'email_name' ]
          [, [@notify_netsend_operator_name =] 'netsend_operator' ]
          [, [@notify_page_operator_name =] 'page_operator' ]
     [, [@delete_level =] delete_level ] 
     [, [@automatic_post =] automatic_post ]

Arguments

  • [ @job_id =] job_id
    The identification number of the job to be updated. job_idis uniqueidentifier.

  • [ @job_name =] 'job_name'
    The name of the job. job_nameis nvarchar(128).

    Note

    Either job_id or job_name must be specified but both cannot be specified.

  • [ @new_name =] 'new_name'
    The new name for the job. new_nameis nvarchar(128).
  • [ @enabled =] enabled
    Specifies whether the job is enabled (1) or not enabled (0). enabledis tinyint.
  • [ @description =] 'description'
    The description of the job. description is nvarchar(512).
  • [ @start_step_id =] step_id
    The identification number of the first step to execute for the job. step_idis int.
  • [ @category_name =] 'category'
    The category of the job. categoryis nvarchar(128).
  • [ @owner_login_name =] 'login'
    The name of the login that owns the job. loginis nvarchar(128) Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can change job ownership.

  • [ @notify_level_eventlog =] eventlog_level
    Specifies when to place an entry in the Microsoft Windows application log for this job. eventlog_levelis int, and can be one of these values.

    Value Description (action)

    0

    Never

    1

    On success

    2

    On failure

    3

    Always
  • [ @notify_level_email =] email_level
    Specifies when to send an e-mail upon the completion of this job. email_levelis int. email_leveluses the same values as eventlog_level.
  • [ @notify_level_netsend =] netsend_level
    Specifies when to send a network message upon the completion of this job. netsend_levelis int. netsend_leveluses the same values as eventlog_level.
  • [ @notify_level_page =] page_level
    Specifies when to send a page upon the completion of this job. page_levelis int. page_leveluses the same values as eventlog_level.
  • [ @notify_email_operator_name =] 'email_name'
    The e-mail name of the operator to whom the e-mail is sent when email_level is reached. email_name is nvarchar(128).
  • [ @notify_netsend_operator_name =] 'netsend_operator'
    The name of the operator to whom the network message is sent. netsend_operator is nvarchar(128).
  • [ @notify_page_operator_name =] 'page_operator'
    The name of the operator to whom a page is sent. page_operator is nvarchar(128).
  • [ @delete_level =] delete_level
    Specifies when to delete the job. delete_valueis int. delete_leveluses the same values as eventlog_level.
  • [ @automatic_post =] automatic_post
    Reserved.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

sp_update_job must be run from the msdb database.

sp_update_job changes only those settings for which parameter values are supplied. If a parameter is omitted, the current setting is retained.

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 sysadmin can use this stored procedure to edit the attributes of jobs that are owned by other users.

Examples

The following example changes the name, description, and enabled status of the job NightlyBackups.

USE msdb ;
GO

EXEC dbo.sp_update_job
    @job_name = N'NightlyBackups',
    @new_name = N'NightlyBackups -- Disabled',
    @description = N'Nightly backups disabled during server migration.',
    @enabled = 0 ;
GO

See Also

Reference

sp_add_job (Transact-SQL)
sp_delete_job (Transact-SQL)
sp_help_job (Transact-SQL)
System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)

Help and Information

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Change History

Release History

5 December 2005
Changed content:
  • Updated the data type for the @job_name, @new_name, @category_name, @owner_login_name, @notify_email_operator_name, @notify_netsend_operator_name, and @notify_page_operator_name arguments. Changed them from sysname to nvarchar().