sp_help_jobs_in_schedule (Transact-SQL)

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11/07/2023

Applies to: SQL Server

Returns information about the jobs that a particular schedule is attached to.

Syntax

  
sp_help_jobs_in_schedule   
     [ @schedule_name = ] 'schedule_name' ,  
     [ @schedule_id = ] schedule_id

Arguments

[ @schedule_id = ] schedule_id The identifier of the schedule to list information for. schedule_id is int, with no default. Either schedule_id or schedule_name may be specified.

[ @schedule_name = ] 'schedule_name' The name of the schedule to list information for. schedule_name is sysname, with no default. Either schedule_id or schedule_name may be specified.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Result Sets

Returns the following result set:

Column name	Data type	Description
job_id	uniqueidentifier	Unique ID of the job.
originating_server	nvarchar(30)	Name of the server from which the job came.
name	sysname	Name of the job.
enabled	tinyint	Indicates whether the job is enabled to be executed.
description	nvarchar(512)	Description for the job.
start_step_id	int	ID of the step in the job where execution should begin.
category	sysname	Job category.
owner	sysname	Job owner.
notify_level_eventlog	int	Bitmask indicating under what circumstances a notification event should be logged to the Microsoft Windows application log. Can be one of these values: 0 = Never 1 = When a job succeeds 2 = When the job fails 3 = Whenever the job completes (regardless of the job outcome)
notify_level_email	int	Bitmask indicating under what circumstances a notification e-mail should be sent when a job completes. Possible values are the same as for notify_level_eventlog.
notify_level_netsend	int	Bitmask indicating under what circumstances a network message should be sent when a job completes. Possible values are the same as for notify_level_eventlog.
notify_level_page	int	Bitmask indicating under what circumstances a page should be sent when a job completes. Possible values are the same as for notify_level_eventlog.
notify_email_operator	sysname	E-mail name of the operator to notify.
notify_netsend_operator	sysname	Name of the computer or user used when sending network messages.
notify_page_operator	sysname	Name of the computer or user used when sending a page.
delete_level	int	Bitmask indicating under what circumstances the job should be deleted when a job completes. Possible values are the same as for notify_level_eventlog.
date_created	datetime	Date the job was created.
date_modified	datetime	Date the job was last modified.
version_number	int	Version of the job (automatically updated each time the job is modified).
last_run_date	int	Date the job last started execution.
last_run_time	int	Time the job last started execution.
last_run_outcome	int	Outcome of the job the last time it ran: 0 = Failed 1 = Succeeded 3 = Canceled 5 = Unknown
next_run_date	int	Date the job is scheduled to run next.
next_run_time	int	Time the job is scheduled to run next.
next_run_schedule_id	int	Identification number of the next run schedule.
current_execution_status	int	Current execution status.
current_execution_step	sysname	Current execution step in the job.
current_retry_attempt	int	If the job is running and the step has been retried, this is the current retry attempt.
has_step	int	Number of job steps the job has.
has_schedule	int	Number of job schedules the job has.
has_target	int	Number of target servers the job has.
type	int	Type of the job: 1 = Local job. 2 = Multiserver job. 0 = Job has no target servers.

Remarks

This procedure lists information about jobs attached to the specified schedule.

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.

Members of SQLAgentUserRole can only view the status of jobs that they own.

Examples

The following example lists the jobs attached to the NightlyJobs schedule.

USE msdb ;  
GO  
  
EXEC sp_help_jobs_in_schedule  
    @schedule_name = N'NightlyJobs' ;  
GO