Microsoft SQL Server Scheduled Task or Job Create a scheduled Job
Example
Create a Job
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To add a job first we have to use a stored procedure named sp_add_job
USE msdb ; GO EXEC dbo.sp_add_job @job_name = N'Weekly Job' ; -- the job name -
Then we have to add a job step using a stored procedure named sp_add_jobStep
EXEC sp_add_jobstep @job_name = N'Weekly Job', -- Job name to add a step @step_name = N'Set database to read only', -- step name @subsystem = N'TSQL', -- Step type @command = N'ALTER DATABASE SALES SET READ_ONLY', -- Command @retry_attempts = 5, --Number of attempts @retry_interval = 5 ; -- in minutes -
Target the job to a server
EXEC dbo.sp_add_jobserver @job_name = N'Weekly Sales Data Backup', @server_name = 'MyPC\data; -- Default is LOCAL GO
Create a schedule using SQL
To Create a schedule we have to use a system stored procedure called sp_add_schedule
USE msdb
GO
EXEC sp_add_schedule
@schedule_name = N'NightlyJobs' , -- specify the schedule name
@freq_type = 4, -- A value indicating when a job is to be executed (4) means Daily
@freq_interval = 1, -- The days that a job is executed and depends on the value of `freq_type`.
@active_start_time = 010000 ; -- The time on which execution of a job can begin
GO
There are more parameters that can be used with sp_add_schedule you can read more about in the the link provided above.
Attaching schedule to a JOB
To attach a schedule to an SQL agent job you have to use a stored procedure called sp_attach_schedule
-- attaches the schedule to the job BackupDatabase
EXEC sp_attach_schedule
@job_name = N'BackupDatabase', -- The job name to attach with
@schedule_name = N'NightlyJobs' ; -- The schedule name
GO
