Defining Job Properties

The Jobs node is located under SQL Server Agent in the Object Explorer. You right-click the Jobs node and select New Job to create a new SQL Server Agent job. A New Job dialog like the one shown in Figure 13.9 appears.

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FIGURE 13.9 The New Job dialog.

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Only logins that are part of one of the msdb fixed database roles or are members of the sysadmin fixed server role are able to create or modify jobs.

The General properties page shown in Figure 13.9 contains the basic information about the job, including the name and description. The owner of the job defaults to the login for the person creating the job; however, if ...

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