sys.sp_cdc_start_job (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server

Starts a change data capture cleanup or capture job for the current database.

Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

sys.sp_cdc_start_job
    [ [ @job_type = ] N'job_type' ]
[ ; ]

Arguments

[ @job_type = ] N'job_type'

Type of job to add. @job_type is nvarchar(20) with a default of capture. Valid inputs are capture and cleanup.

Return code values

0 (success) or 1 (failure).

Result set

None.

Remarks

sys.sp_cdc_start_job can be used by an administrator to explicitly start either the capture job or the cleanup job.

Permissions

Requires membership in the db_owner fixed database role.

Examples

A. Start a capture job

The following example starts the capture job for the AdventureWorks2022 database. Specifying a value for @job_type isn't required because the default job type is capture.

USE AdventureWorks2022;
GO

EXEC sys.sp_cdc_start_job;
GO

B. Start a cleanup job

The following example starts a cleanup job for the AdventureWorks2022 database.

USE AdventureWorks2022;
GO

EXEC sys.sp_cdc_start_job
    @job_type = N'cleanup';