sp_help_schedule (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: SQL Server
Lists information about schedules.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
sp_help_schedule
[ [ @schedule_id = ] schedule_id ]
[ , [ @schedule_name = ] N'schedule_name' ]
[ , [ @attached_schedules_only = ] attached_schedules_only ]
[ , [ @include_description = ] include_description ]
[ ; ]
Arguments
[ @schedule_id = ] schedule_id
The identifier of the schedule to list. @schedule_id is int, with a default of NULL
.
Either @schedule_id or @schedule_name can be specified.
[ @schedule_name = ] N'schedule_name'
The name of the schedule to list. @schedule_name is sysname, with a default of NULL
.
Either @schedule_id or @schedule_name can be specified.
[ @attached_schedules_only = ] attached_schedules_only
Specifies whether to show only schedules that a job is attached to. @attached_schedules_only is bit, with a default of 0
. When @attached_schedules_only is 0
, all schedules are shown. When @attached_schedules_only is 1
, the result set contains only schedules that are attached to a job.
[ @include_description = ] include_description
Specifies whether to include descriptions in the result set. @include_description is bit, with a default of 0
. When @include_description is 0
, the @schedule_description column of the result set contains a placeholder. When @include_description is 1
, the description of the schedule is included in the result set.
Return code values
0
(success) or 1
(failure).
Result set
This procedure returns the following result set:
Column name | Data type | Description |
---|---|---|
schedule_id |
int | Schedule identifier number. |
schedule_uid |
uniqueidentifier | Identifier for the schedule. |
schedule_name |
sysname | Name of the schedule. |
enabled |
int | Whether the schedule enabled (1 ) or not enabled (0 ). |
freq_type |
int | Value indicating when the job is to be executed.1 = Once4 = Daily8 = Weekly16 = Monthly32 = Monthly, relative to the freq_interval 64 = Run when SQLServerAgent service starts. |
freq_interval |
int | Days when the job is executed. The value depends on the value of freq_type . For more information, see sp_add_schedule. |
freq_subday_type |
int | Units for freq_subday_interval . For more information, see sp_add_schedule. |
freq_subday_interval |
int | Number of freq_subday_type periods to occur between each execution of the job. For more information, see sp_add_schedule. |
freq_relative_interval |
int | Scheduled job's occurrence of the freq_interval in each month. For more information, see sp_add_schedule. |
freq_recurrence_factor |
int | Number of months between the scheduled execution of the job. |
active_start_date |
int | Date the schedule is activated. |
active_end_date |
int | End date of the schedule. |
active_start_time |
int | Time of the day the schedule starts. |
active_end_time |
int | Time of the day schedule ends. |
date_created |
datetime | Date the schedule is created. |
schedule_description |
nvarchar(4000) | An English description of the schedule (if requested). |
job_count |
int | Returns how many jobs reference this schedule. |
Remarks
When no parameters are provided, sp_help_schedule
lists information for all schedules in the instance.
Permissions
This stored procedure is owned by the db_owner role. You can grant EXECUTE
permissions for any user, but these permissions may be overridden during a SQL Server upgrade.
Other users must be granted one of the following SQL Server Agent fixed database roles in the msdb
database:
- SQLAgentUserRole
- SQLAgentReaderRole
- SQLAgentOperatorRole
For details about the permissions of these roles, see SQL Server Agent Fixed Database Roles.
Members of SQLAgentUserRole can only view the schedules that they own.
Examples
A. List information for all schedules in the instance
The following example lists information for all schedules in the instance.
USE msdb;
GO
EXEC dbo.sp_help_schedule;
GO
B. List information for a specific schedule
The following example lists information for the schedule named NightlyJobs
.
USE msdb;
GO
EXEC dbo.sp_help_schedule
@schedule_name = N'NightlyJobs';
GO