Scheduling Jobs
Job scheduling is a key part of database automation. You can configure SQL Server jobs to handle almost any database task.
Creating Jobs
You create jobs as a series of steps that contain actions in the sequence in which you want to execute them. When you schedule jobs in conjunction with other SQL Server facilities, such as database backups or data transformation, the necessary commands are configured for you. Normally, these commands are set as step 1, and all you need to do is set a run schedule for the job. You can add extra steps to these jobs and thus perform other tasks. For example, after importing data, you might want to back up the related database. To do this, in the SQL Server Import And Export Wizard, you schedule the ...
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