Schedule a job to run only if another job is not currently running in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio - sql

Currently have 2 jobs that can't run in parallel. Is there a way I can defer the execution based on the status? So MAG_LOGICAR_D3_H should not run if MAG_LOGICAR_D3_M is currently running and vice versa using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio ?

On way to accomplish this is using a maintenance plan.
Add two: Execute SQL Server Agent Job Task.
Configure the jobs.
Link both jobs.
Force the execution of second job after Success or Completion of the first one.

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Add T-SQL in maintenance plan in SQL Server

How can I set a T-SQL statement as a part of a maintenance plan in SQL Server?
Since I can see options of backup etc but not the possibility of adding T-SQL
I am not sure why you are looking to set up a maintenance plan.But, the alternate approach would be to set up a SQL server agent job to execute your T-SQL statements (which can be put together as procedures) and schedule it accordingly.
At the same time, you can execute SQL jobs through maintenance plans as well. This page will also help you : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/maintenance-plans/use-the-maintenance-plan-wizard?view=sql-server-2017
First I connected to my SQL server using SQL Server Management Studio.
I went to the node Management, right-clicked the subnode Maintenance Plans and created a new maintenance plan called Test. My maintenance plan automatically got a subplan called Subplan_1. I just kept it and saved the maintenance plan.
Next, I went to the node SQL Server Agent, opened the subnode Jobs and double-clicked node Test.Subplan_1. It had a job step called Subplan_1. Double-clicking that job step opened the job step's properties. There I could choose the type Transact-SQL script (T-SQL) and enter my SQL code.
I did not encounter any problems. I used SQL Server 2017, but I am pretty sure it works about the same way in earlier versions of SQL Server...
Edit:
Like sabhari karthik commented and answered, it is very well possible to just create a new job with SQL Server Agent and schedule that job. So perhaps you do not need a maintenance plan at all. But if you do use maintenance plans (or are required to use and/or edit existing maintenance plans), it might be just the case that a maintenance plan's subplan automatically gets a related SQL Server Agent job. But I am not sure. I have never configured and used any maintenance plans before. I'm just a software developer, not a DBA.
Edit 2:
I see in the Maintenance Plan Wizard that there is an option to execute a SQL Server Agent Job as a maintenance task as well. But it seems you need to create that SQL Server Agent Job first.

Running SQL agent job from SSIS

I want to run SQL agent job from SSIS package and make sure the control comes back to SSIS after job completes and executes the next task in the package.
Is this possible?
Please let me know if there is any solution.
You have at least two viable options. Create an Execute SQL Task and use sp_start_job, or use the Execute SQL Server Agent Job Task.

what is the best way to run Sql Agent job using C#?

I am using Sql server 2005 and using C#/Asp.Net 4.0 for UI.
I want to trigger the sql job from an user action in a webpage. I need to keep checking job's status while its running. There are several old threads on this issue which gets the status of the jobs (How to monitor SQL Server Agent Job info in C#) but i need my program should be able to Run,Stop,Enable,Disable the jobs
I need the below functionality in my UI.
Check the status of a sql job
Run the specified job
Stop the job
Disable/Enable the job
You can use the following system stored procedures:
sp_start_job - start an Agent job
sp_stop_job - stop an Agent job
sp_update_job - enable/disable an Agent job
Update:
If you really want to use SMO instead, best place to check out is this MSDN reference. The Job class allows you to do all this.

Is there a way to run a stored procedure at predefined intervals?

I wanted a stored procedure to run at specified intervals everyday. Is there a way to do the same on SQL Server 2005?
I know we can create a batch file to run SP and schedule it with windows scheduled tasks but is there a way to do it from SQL Server itself?
There's a separate service called SQL Agent, which is created for this specific purpose: scheduling of tasks related to SQL Server.
This is a Windows Service that's initially disabled, so you'll have to enable that. Otherwise, it's all very straightforward: Management Studio has nice UI for managing Agent.
You can create jobs with sql server 2005
Use SQL Agent to schedule jobs.
See Creating Jobs

Is it possible to automate MS SQL Server (2005) queries via SQL Server Management Studio?

I have two queries saved on my SQL Server 2005 and I would like to have them running at certain intervals, e.g. every 24 hours. Is there a way to automate these queries and schedule them via SQL Server Management Studio?
You need to use the SQL Server Agent, installed as part of SQL Server. This is the background service that's responsible for running scheduled maintenance and backup tasks.
Expand the SQL Server Agent node in SQL Server Management Studio, you should see a tree node called "Jobs"
Right-clicking this will give you the option to add a new job. Jobs consist of a series of steps to be executed in order, and when you add a new step to your job, you can choose various types of step, including "Transact-SQL Script"
Create a new job, add a single T-SQL step, put the queries that you want to run into the step properties, and then use the "Schedule" option in the Job properties to create a recurring schedule that'll run the job every 24 hours (or whenever).
You can use the SQL Server Agent, which will allow the server to run the script/stored procedure.
You can also use the Windows Task Scheduler, either on the server or on any other server or workstation to schedule isqlw/sqlcmd to execute your script/stored procedure.
Create a job with a step in which you execute your queries; the job can be scheduled at your needs.
At a previous employer the operations department had a task sheduling application. They prefered to use the command line tools that come with sql server to execute jobs (stored procedures) on a scheduled basis. This way the "task scheduling application" could recieve an exit status (pass/fail, ok/error) and hold up dependent jobs.
I'm sorry I don't remember the name of the command line tool, but it was part of the sql server distro. I also do not remember the name of the task scheduling application. It was not the windows task scheduler. It was something enterprise level used to manage the nightly cycle.
Not sure of the scale of your project, but this is another way to go.
SKapsal's comment on a command line tool for executing SQL commands is a reference to osql (for SQL2000) or sqlcmd (for SQL2005+). You could save your script a file and run it from that command line using Windows Task Scheduler or something similar.
SQL Agent is still the preferred solution, however, as it provides GUI controls for job creation, scheduling, logging and viewing job execution history/results.
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