sp_add_jobschedule (Transact-SQL)

Creates a schedule for a job.

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Syntax

sp_add_jobschedule [ @job_id = ] job_id, | [ @job_name = ] 'job_name', [ @name = ] 'name'
     [ , [ @enabled = ] enabled_flag ]
     [ , [ @freq_type = ] frequency_type ]
     [ , [ @freq_interval = ] frequency_interval ]
     [ , [ @freq_subday_type = ] frequency_subday_type ]
     [ , [ @freq_subday_interval = ] frequency_subday_interval ]
     [ , [ @freq_relative_interval = ] frequency_relative_interval ]
     [ , [ @freq_recurrence_factor = ] frequency_recurrence_factor ]
     [ , [ @active_start_date = ] active_start_date ]
     [ , [ @active_end_date = ] active_end_date ]
     [ , [ @active_start_time = ] active_start_time ]
     [ , [ @active_end_time = ] active_end_time ]
     [ , [ @schedule_id = ] schedule_id OUTPUT ]

Arguments

  • [ @job_id= ] job_id
    Job identification number of the job to which the schedule is added. job_id is uniqueidentifier, with no default.

  • [ @job_name= ] 'job_name'
    Name of the job to which the schedule is added. job_name is nvarchar(128), with no default.

    Note

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

  • [ @name= ] 'name'
    Name of the schedule. name is nvarchar(128), with no default.

  • [ @enabled= ] enabled_flag
    Indicates the current status of the schedule. enabled_flag is tinyint, with a default of 1 (enabled). If 0, the schedule is not enabled. When the schedule is disabled, the job will not be run.

  • [ @freq_type= ] frequency_type
    Value that indicates when the job is to be executed. frequency_type is int, with a default of 0, and can be one of the following values:

    Value

    Description

    1

    Once

    4

    Daily

    8

    Weekly

    16

    Monthly

    32

    Monthly, relative to frequency_interval.

    64

    Run when the SQL Server Agent service starts.

    128

    Run when the computer is idle.

  • [ @freq_interval= ] frequency_interval
    Day that the job is executed. frequency_interval is int, with a default of 0, and depends on the value of frequency_type as indicated in the following table:

    Value

    Effect

    1 (once)

    frequency_interval is unused.

    4 (daily)

    Every frequency_interval days.

    8 (weekly)

    frequency_interval is one or more of the following (combined with an OR logical operator):

    1 = Sunday

    2 = Monday

    4 = Tuesday

    8 = Wednesday

    16 = Thursday

    32 = Friday

    64 = Saturday

    16 (monthly)

    On the frequency_interval day of the month.

    32 (monthly relative)

    frequency_interval is one of the following:

    1 = Sunday

    2 = Monday

    3 = Tuesday

    4 = Wednesday

    5 = Thursday

    6 = Friday

    7 = Saturday

    8 = Day

    9 = Weekday

    10 = Weekend day

    64 (when the SQL Server Agent service starts)

    frequency_interval is unused.

    128

    frequency_interval is unused.

  • [ @freq_subday_type= ] frequency_subday_type
    Specifies the units for frequency_subday_interval. frequency_subday_type is int, with no default, and can be one of the following values:

    Value

    Description (unit)

    0x1

    At the specified time

    0x4

    Minutes

    0x8

    Hours

  • [ @freq_subday_interval= ] frequency_subday_interval
    Number of frequency_subday_type periods to occur between each execution of the job. frequency_subday_interval is int, with a default of 0.

  • [ @freq_relative_interval= ] frequency_relative_interval
    Further defines the frequency_interval when frequency_type is set to 32 (monthly relative).

    frequency_relative_interval is int, with no default, and can be one of the following values:

    Value

    Description (unit)

    1

    First

    2

    Second

    4

    Third

    8

    Fourth

    16

    Last

    frequency_relative_interval indicates the occurrence of the interval. For example, if frequency_relative_interval is set to 2, frequency_type is set to 32, and frequency_interval is set to 3, the scheduled job would occur on the second Tuesday of each month.

  • [ @freq_recurrence_factor= ] frequency_recurrence_factor
    Number of weeks or months between the scheduled execution of the job. frequency_recurrence_factor is used only if frequency_type is set to 8, 16, or 32. frequency_recurrence_factor is int, with a default of 0.

  • [ @active_start_date= ] active_start_date
    Date on which job execution can begin. active_start_date is int, with no default. The date is formatted as YYYYMMDD. If active_start_date is set, the date must be greater than or equal to 19900101.

    After the schedule is created, review the start date and confirm that it is the correct date. For more information, see the section "Scheduling Start Date" in Create and Attach Schedules to Jobs.

  • [ @active_end_date= ] active_end_date
    Date on which job execution can stop. active_end_date is int, with no default. The date is formatted as YYYYMMDD.

  • [ @active_start_time= ] active_start_time
    Time on any day between active_start_date and active_end_date to begin job execution. active_start_time is int, with no default. The time is formatted as HHMMSS on a 24-hour clock.

  • [ **@active_end_time=**active_end_time
    Time on any day between active_start_date and active_end_date to end job execution. active_end_time is int, with no default. The time is formatted as HHMMSS on a 24-hour clock.

  • [ @schedule_id=schedule_idOUTPUT
    Schedule identification number assigned to the schedule if it is created successfully. schedule_id is an output variable of type int, with no default.

  • [ @schedule_uid= ] schedule_uidOUTPUT
    A unique identifier for the schedule. schedule_uid is a variable of type uniqueidentifier.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Result Sets

None

Remarks

Job schedules can now be managed independently of jobs. To add a schedule to a job, use sp_add_schedule to create the schedule and sp_attach_schedule to attach the schedule to a job.

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.

See Also

Reference

SQL Server Agent Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)

sp_add_schedule (Transact-SQL)

sp_update_schedule (Transact-SQL)

sp_delete_schedule (Transact-SQL)

sp_help_schedule (Transact-SQL)

sp_attach_schedule (Transact-SQL)

Concepts

Create and Attach Schedules to Jobs

Schedule a Job

Create a Schedule