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Enable-ScheduledJob

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Module:
PSScheduledJob

Enables a scheduled job.

Syntax

Enable-ScheduledJob
      [-InputObject] <ScheduledJobDefinition>
      [-PassThru]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Enable-ScheduledJob
      [-Id] <Int32>
      [-PassThru]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Enable-ScheduledJob
      [-Name] <String>
      [-PassThru]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Enable-ScheduledJob cmdlet re-enables scheduled jobs that are disabled, such as those that are disabled by using the Disable-ScheduledJob cmdlet. Enabled jobs run automatically when triggered.

To enable a scheduled job, the Enable-ScheduledJob cmdlet sets the Enabled property of the scheduled job to $true.

Enabled-ScheduledJob is one of a collection of job scheduling cmdlets in the PSScheduledJob module that is included in Windows PowerShell.

For more information about Scheduled Jobs, see the About topics in the PSScheduledJob module. Import the PSScheduledJob module and then type: Get-Help about_Scheduled* or see about_Scheduled_Jobs.

This cmdlet was introduced in Windows PowerShell 3.0.

Examples

Example 1: Enable a scheduled job

This example enables the scheduled job on a local computer.

Enable-ScheduledJob -ID 2 -PassThru

The Enable-ScheduledJob command enables the scheduled job with ID 2 on the local computer. The PassThru parameter allows the Job object to be output.

Example 2: Enable all scheduled jobs

This examples enables all scheduled jobs on the local computer.

Get-ScheduledJob | Enable-ScheduledJob

The Get-ScheduledJob cmdlet gets all scheduled jobs and pipes them to Enable-ScheduledJob cmdlet to enable them.

Enable-ScheduledJob does not generate warnings or errors if you enable a scheduled job that is already enabled, so you can enable all scheduled jobs without conditions.

Example 3: Enable selected scheduled jobs

This example enables scheduled jobs that do not require a network connection.

Get-ScheduledJob | Get-ScheduledJobOption | Where-Object {$_.RunWithoutNetwork} |
    ForEach-Object {Enable-ScheduledJob -InputObject $_.JobDefinition}

The command uses the Get-ScheduledJob cmdlet to get all scheduled jobs on the computer. A pipeline operator (|) sends the scheduled jobs to the Get-ScheduledJobOption cmdlet, which gets the job options of each scheduled job. Each job options object has a JobDefinition property that contains the associated scheduled job. The JobDefinition property is used to complete the command.

The command uses a pipeline operator (|) to send the job options to the Where-Object cmdlet, which selects scheduled job option objects in which the RunWithoutNetwork property has a value of $true. Another pipeline operator sends the selected scheduled job options objects to the ForEach-Object cmdlet which runs an Enable-ScheduledJob command on the scheduled job in the value of the JobDefinition property of each job options object.

Example 4: Enable scheduled jobs on a remote computer

Invoke-Command -ComputerName "Srv01,Srv10" -ScriptBlock {Enable-ScheduledJob -Name "Inventory"}

This command enables scheduled jobs that have "test" in their names on two remote computers, Srv01 and Srv10.

The command uses the Invoke-Command cmdlet to run an Enable-ScheduledJob command on the Srv01 and Srv10 computers. The command uses the Name parameter of Enable-ScheduledJob to enable the Inventory scheduled job on each computer.

Parameters

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Id

Enables the scheduled job with the specified identification number (ID). Enter the ID of a scheduled job.

Type:Int32
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-InputObject

Specifies the scheduled job to enable. Enter a variable that contains ScheduledJobDefinition objects or type a command or expression that gets ScheduledJobDefinition objects, such as a Get-ScheduledJob command. You can also pipe a ScheduledJobDefinition object to Enable-ScheduledJob.

Type:ScheduledJobDefinition
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Enables the scheduled jobs with the specified names. Enter the name of a scheduled job. Wildcards are supported.

Type:String
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PassThru

Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

ScheduledJobDefinition

You can pipe a scheduled job to Enable-ScheduledJob.

Outputs

None

By default, this cmdlet returns no output.

ScheduledJobDefinition

When you use the PassThru parameter, this cmdlet returns the scheduled job that it enabled.

Notes

  • Enable-ScheduledJob does not generate warnings or errors if you use it to enable a scheduled job that is already enabled.