jobs.sp_add_target_group_member (Azure Elastic Jobs) (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
Azure SQL Database
Adds a database or group of databases to a target group in the Azure Elastic Jobs service for Azure SQL Database.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
[jobs].sp_add_target_group_member [ @target_group_name = ] 'target_group_name'
[ @membership_type = ] 'membership_type' ]
[ , [ @target_type = ] 'target_type' ]
[ , [ @refresh_credential_name = ] 'refresh_credential_name' ]
[ , [ @server_name = ] 'server_name' ]
[ , [ @database_name = ] 'database_name' ]
[ , [ @elastic_pool_name = ] 'elastic_pool_name' ]
[ , [ @target_id = ] 'target_id' OUTPUT ]
Arguments
@target_group_name
The name of the target group to which the member will be added. target_group_name is nvarchar(128), with no default.
@membership_type
Specifies if the target group member will be included or excluded. membership_type is nvarchar(128), with default of 'Include'. Valid values for membership_type are 'Include' or 'Exclude'.
@target_type
The type of target database or collection of databases including all databases in an Azure SQL Database logical server, all databases in an elastic pool, or an individual database. target_type is nvarchar(128), with no default.
Valid values for target_type are SqlServer, SqlElasticPool, SqlDatabase.
@refresh_credential_name
The name of the database-scoped credential. refresh_credential_name is nvarchar(128), with no default.
When using Microsoft Entra authentication (formerly Azure Active Directory), omit the @refresh_credential_name parameter. Only for use with credential-based authentication.
@server_name
The name of the Azure SQL Database logical server that should be added to the specified target group. server_name should be specified when target_type is SqlServer. server_name is nvarchar(128), with no default.
Include the .database.windows.net as part of @server_name.
@database_name
The name of the database that should be added to the specified target group. database_name should be specified when target_type is SqlDatabase. database_name is nvarchar(128), with no default.
@elastic_pool_name
The name of the Azure SQL Database elastic pool that should be added to the specified target group. elastic_pool_name should be specified when target_type is SqlElasticPool. elastic_pool_name is nvarchar(128), with no default.
@target_id OUTPUT
The target identification number assigned to the target group member if created added to the target group. target_id is an output variable of type uniqueidentifier, with a default of NULL.
Return code values
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
Remarks
A job executes on all single databases within a server or in an elastic pool at time of execution, when a server or elastic pool is included in the target group.
Choose one method for all targets for an elastic job. For example, for a single elastic job, you can't configure one target server to use database-scoped credentials and another to use Microsoft Entra ID authentication. For more information, see Authentication.
Permissions
By default, members of the sysadmin fixed server role can execute this stored procedure. Only members of sysadmin can use this stored procedure to edit the attributes of jobs that are owned by other users.
Examples
Add one database to target group
The following example shows how to add one database in a server to a target group named ElasticJobGroup, using Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure Active Directory) authentication.
Connect to the job_database and run the following command to add the master database to the target group named ElasticJobGroup:
-- Connect to the job database specified when creating the job agent
-- Create a target group containing elastic job database
EXEC jobs.sp_add_target_group 'ElasticJobGroup';
-- Add a server target member
EXEC jobs.sp_add_target_group_member
@target_group_name = 'ElasticJobGroup',
@target_type = 'SqlDatabase',
@server_name = 'server1.database.windows.net',
@database_name = 'master';
--View the recently created target group and target group members
SELECT * FROM jobs.target_groups
WHERE target_group_name='ServerGroup1';
GO
SELECT * FROM jobs.target_group_members
WHERE target_group_name='ServerGroup1';
GO
Add multiple databases to a target group
The following example adds all the databases in the London and NewYork servers to the group Servers Maintaining Customer Information. You must connect to the jobs database specified when creating the job agent, in this case ElasticJobs.
When using Microsoft Entra authentication (formerly Azure Active Directory), omit the @refresh_credential_name parameter, which should only be provided when using database-scoped credentials. In the following examples, the @refresh_credential_name parameter is commented out.
--Connect to the jobs database specified when creating the job agent
USE ElasticJobs;
GO
-- Create a target group containing server(s)
EXEC jobs.sp_add_target_group @target_group_name = N'Servers Maintaining Customer Information';
GO
-- Add a server target member
EXEC jobs.sp_add_target_group_member
@target_group_name = N'Servers Maintaining Customer Information',
@target_type = N'SqlServer',
--@refresh_credential_name=N'refresh_credential', --database-scoped credential
@server_name=N'London.database.windows.net';
GO
-- Add a server target member
EXEC jobs.sp_add_target_group_member
@target_group_name = N'Servers Maintaining Customer Information',
@target_type = N'SqlServer',
--@refresh_credential_name=N'refresh_credential', --database-scoped credential
@server_name=N'NewYork.database.windows.net';
GO
--View the recently added members to the target group
SELECT * FROM [jobs].target_group_members
WHERE target_group_name= N'Servers Maintaining Customer Information';
GO
Exclude databases on a logical server
The following example shows how to execute a job against all databases in a logical server server1.database.windows.net, except for the database named MappingDB or the database named MappingDB2.
Connect to the job_database and run the following command:
--Connect to the job database specified when creating the job agent
-- Create a target group containing server(s)
EXEC [jobs].sp_add_target_group N'ServerGroup';
GO
-- Add a server target member
EXEC jobs.sp_add_target_group_member
@target_group_name = N'ServerGroup',
@target_type = N'SqlServer',
@server_name=N'server1.database.windows.net';
GO
--Exclude one database from a server target group
EXEC [jobs].sp_add_target_group_member
@target_group_name = N'ServerGroup',
@membership_type = N'Exclude',
@target_type = N'SqlDatabase',
@server_name = N'server1.database.windows.net',
@database_name = N'MappingDB';
GO
--Exclude another database from a server target group
EXEC [jobs].sp_add_target_group_member
@target_group_name = N'ServerGroup',
@membership_type = N'Exclude',
@target_type = N'SqlDatabase',
@server_name = N'server1.database.windows.net',
@database_name = N'MappingDB2';
GO
--View the recently created target group and target group members
SELECT * FROM [jobs].target_groups
WHERE target_group_name = N'ServerGroup';
GO
SELECT * FROM [jobs].target_group_members
WHERE target_group_name = N'ServerGroup';
GO
Create a target group (pools)
The following example shows how to target all the databases in one or more elastic pools.
Connect to the job_database and run the following command:
--Connect to the job database specified when creating the job agent
-- Create a target group containing pool(s)
EXEC jobs.sp_add_target_group 'PoolGroup';
-- Add an elastic pool(s) target member
EXEC jobs.sp_add_target_group_member
@target_group_name = 'PoolGroup',
@target_type = 'SqlElasticPool',
@server_name = 'server1.database.windows.net',
@elastic_pool_name = 'ElasticPool1';
-- View the recently created target group and target group members
SELECT * FROM jobs.target_groups
WHERE target_group_name = N'PoolGroup';
GO
SELECT * FROM jobs.target_group_members
WHERE target_group_name = N'PoolGroup';
GO