View the Job History
This topic describes how to view the Microsoft SQL Server Agent job history log in SQL Server 2012 by using SQL Server Management Studio, Transact-SQL, or SQL Server Management Objects.
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Before you begin:
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To view the job history log, using:
To view the job history log
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In Object Explorer, connect to an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine, and then expand that instance.
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Expand SQL Server Agent, and then expand Jobs.
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Right-click a job, and then click View History.
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In the Log File Viewer, view the job history.
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To update the job history, click Refresh. To view fewer rows, click the Filter button and enter filter parameters.
To view the job history log
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In Object Explorer, connect to an instance of Database Engine.
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On the Standard bar, click New Query.
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Copy and paste the following example into the query window and click Execute.
-- lists all job information for the NightlyBackups job. USE msdb ; GO EXEC dbo.sp_help_jobhistory @job_name = N'NightlyBackups' ; GO
For more information, see sp_help_jobhistory (Transact-SQL).
To view the job history log
Call the EnumHistory method of the Job class by using a programming language that you choose, such as Visual Basic, Visual C#, or PowerShell. For more information, see SQL Server Management Objects (SMO).
