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JobSteps Collection

This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.

The JobSteps collection contains JobStep objects defining the administrative tasks automated by a SQL Server Agent job.

SQL-DMO object model that shows the current object

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When using SQL Distributed Management Objects (SQL-DMO) to create and manage a SQL Server Agent job, an administrative task, called a step, is referenced by a single JobStep object. Adding a JobStep object to the JobSteps collection adds the task to the referenced job, allowing automated task execution.

With the JobSteps collection, you can:

  • Add a step (administrative task) to a SQL Server Agent job.

  • Remove a step from a SQL Server Agent job.

For more information about configuring job tasks by adding a JobStepobject to or removing it from the JobSteps collection, see the Job Object and JobStep Object sections.

When using the Item or Remove method, the JobSteps collection supports member identification using either name or ordinal reference syntax. For example:

Set oJobStep = oJob.JobSteps("DBCC_CHECKDB_Northwind")

Or

Set oJobStep = oJob.JobSteps(3)

Note

Defining SQL Server Agent job steps using the JobSteps collection requires appropriate privilege. The Microsoft® SQL Server™ login used for SQLServer object connection must be a member of the fixed role public in the system database msdb. With public membership, the connection may add steps to, and remove steps from, jobs belonging to the connected login. Members of the db_owner role in msdb, or members of a role with greater privilege, can modify any SQL Server Agent job.