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sp_update_operator (Transact-SQL)

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Applies to: SQL Server

Updates information about an operator (notification recipient) for use with alerts and jobs.

Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

syntaxsql 
sp_update_operator
    [ @name = ] N'name'
    [ , [ @new_name = ] N'new_name' ]
    [ , [ @enabled = ] enabled ]
    [ , [ @email_address = ] N'email_address' ]
    [ , [ @pager_address = ] N'pager_address' ]
    [ , [ @weekday_pager_start_time = ] weekday_pager_start_time ]
    [ , [ @weekday_pager_end_time = ] weekday_pager_end_time ]
    [ , [ @saturday_pager_start_time = ] saturday_pager_start_time ]
    [ , [ @saturday_pager_end_time = ] saturday_pager_end_time ]
    [ , [ @sunday_pager_start_time = ] sunday_pager_start_time ]
    [ , [ @sunday_pager_end_time = ] sunday_pager_end_time ]
    [ , [ @pager_days = ] pager_days ]
    [ , [ @netsend_address = ] N'netsend_address' ]
    [ , [ @category_name = ] N'category_name' ]
[ ; ]

Arguments

[ @name = ] N'name'

The name of the operator to modify. @name is sysname, with no default.

[ @new_name = ] N'new_name'

The new name for the operator. This name must be unique. @new_name is sysname, with a default of NULL.

[ @enabled = ] enabled

A number indicating the operator's current status (1 if currently enabled, 0 if not). @enabled is tinyint, with a default of NULL. If not enabled, an operator doesn't receive alert notifications.

[ @email_address = ] N'email_address'

The e-mail address of the operator. @email_address is nvarchar(100), with a default of NULL. This string is passed directly to the e-mail system.

[ @pager_address = ] N'pager_address'

The pager address of the operator. @pager_address is nvarchar(100), with a default of NULL. This string is passed directly to the e-mail system.

[ @weekday_pager_start_time = ] weekday_pager_start_time

Specifies the time after which a pager notification can be sent to this operator, from Monday through Friday. @weekday_pager_start_time is int, with a default of NULL, and must be entered in the form HHmmss for use with a 24-hour clock.

[ @weekday_pager_end_time = ] weekday_pager_end_time

Specifies the time after which a pager notification can't be sent to the specified operator, from Monday through Friday. @weekday_pager_end_time is int, with a default of NULL, and must be entered in the form HHmmss for use with a 24-hour clock.

[ @saturday_pager_start_time = ] saturday_pager_start_time

Specifies the time after which a pager notification can be sent to the specified operator on Saturdays. @saturday_pager_start_time is int, with a default of NULL, and must be entered in the form HHmmss for use with a 24-hour clock.

[ @saturday_pager_end_time = ] saturday_pager_end_time

Specifies the time after which a pager notification can't be sent to the specified operator on Saturdays. @saturday_pager_end_time is int, with a default of NULL, and must be entered in the form HHmmss for use with a 24-hour clock.

[ @sunday_pager_start_time = ] sunday_pager_start_time

Specifies the time after which a pager notification can be sent to the specified operator on Sundays. @sunday_pager_start_time is int, with a default of NULL, and must be entered in the form HHmmss for use with a 24-hour clock.

[ @sunday_pager_end_time = ] sunday_pager_end_time

Specifies the time after which a pager notification can't be sent to the specified operator on Sundays. @sunday_pager_end_time is int, with a default of NULL, and must be entered in the form HHmmss for use with a 24-hour clock.

[ @pager_days = ] pager_days

Specifies the days that the operator is available to receive pages (subject to the specified start/end times). @pager_days is tinyint, with a default of NULL, and must be a value from 0 through 127. @pager_days is calculated by adding the individual values for the required days. For example, from Monday through Friday is 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 = 64.

Value Description
1 Sunday
2 Monday
4 Tuesday
8 Wednesday
16 Thursday
32 Friday
64 Saturday

[ @netsend_address = ] N'netsend_address'

The network address of the operator to whom the network message is sent. @netsend_address is nvarchar(100), with a default of NULL.

[ @category_name = ] N'category_name'

The name of the category for this alert. @category_name is sysname, with a default of NULL.

Return code values

0 (success) or 1 (failure).

Remarks

sp_update_operator must be run from the msdb database.

Permissions

Permissions to execute this procedure default to members of the sysadmin fixed server role.

Examples

The following example updates the operator status, setting @enabled to true, and sets the days (from Monday through Friday, from 8 A.M. through 5 P.M.) when the operator can be paged.

SQL 
USE msdb;
GO

EXEC dbo.sp_update_operator
    @name = N'François Ajenstat',
    @enabled = 1,
    @email_address = N'françoisa',
    @pager_address = N'5551290AW@pager.Adventure-Works.com',
    @weekday_pager_start_time = 080000,
    @weekday_pager_end_time = 170000,
    @pager_days = 64;
GO

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