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Notify Operator Task (Maintenance Plan)

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Applies to: SQL Server

Use the Notify Operators Task dialog to add an automatic notification to this maintenance plan. To use this task you must have Database Mail enabled and properly configured with msdb as a Mail Host Database, and have a Microsoft SQL Server Agent operator with a valid e-mail address.

This task uses the sp_notify_operator stored procedure.

Options

  • Connection

    Select the server connection to use when performing this task.

  • New

    Create a new server connection to use when performing this task. The New Connection dialog box is described below.

  • Operators to notify

    Specify the recipient of the e-mail.

  • Notification message subject

    Specify the text to include in the notification message subject line.

  • Notification message body

    Specify the text to include in the notification message body.

  • View T-SQL

    View the Transact-SQL statements performed against the server for this task, based on the selected options.

    Note

    When the number of objects affected is large, this display can take a considerable amount of time.

New Connection dialog box

  • Connection name

    Enter a name for the new connection.

  • Select or enter a server name

    Select a server to connect to when performing this task.

  • Refresh

    Refresh the list of available servers.

  • Enter information to log on to the server

    Specify how to authenticate against the server.

  • Use Windows integrated security

    Connect to an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine with Microsoft Windows Authentication.

  • Use a specific user name and password

    Connect to an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine using SQL Server Authentication. This option isn't available.

  • User name

    Provide a SQL Server login to use when authenticating. This option isn't available.

  • Password

    Provide a password to use when authenticating. This option isn't available.

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