Contains the information for each step in a job to be executed by SQL Server Agent. This table is stored in the msdb database.
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| job_id | uniqueidentifier | ID of the job. |
| step_id | int | ID of the step in the job. |
| step_name | sysname | Name of the job step. |
| subsystem | nvarchar(40) | Name of the subsystem used by SQL Server Agent to execute the job step. |
| command | nvarchar(3200) | Command to be executed by subsystem. |
| flags | int | Reserved. |
| additional_parameters | ntext | Reserved. |
| cmdexec_success_code | int | Error-level value returned by CmdExec subsystem steps to indicate success. |
| on_success_action | tinyint | Action to be performed when a step is executed successfully. |
| on_success_step_id | int | ID of the next step to execute when a step is executed successfully. |
| on_fail_action | tinyint | Action to be performed when a step is not executed successfully. |
| on_fail_step_id | int | ID of the next step to execute when a step is not executed successfully. |
| server | sysname | Reserved. |
| database_name | sysname | Name of the database in which command is executed if subsystem is TSQL. |
| database_user_name | sysname | Name of the database user whose account will be used when executing the step. |
| retry_attempts | int | Number of retry attempts made if the step fails. |
| retry_interval | int | Amount of time to wait between retry attempts. |
| os_run_priority | int | Reserved. |
| output_file_name | nvarchar(200) | Name of the file in which the step’s output is saved when subsystem is TSQL or CmdExec. |
| last_run_outcome | int | Outcome of the previous execution of the job step. |
| last_run_duration | int | Amount of time incurred in the previous execution of the job. |
| last_run_retries | int | Number of retry attempts in the last execution of the job step. |
| last_run_date | int | Date of the job step’s previous execution. |
| last_run_time | int | Time of the job step’s previous execution. |