| Author | Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net |
| Availability | Windows, Linux, macOS |
Want to see the source code for this command? Check out Copy-DbaAgentJobCategory on GitHub.
Want to see the Bill Of Health for this command? Check out Copy-DbaAgentJobCategory.
Copy-DbaAgentJobCategory migrates SQL Agent categories from one SQL Server to another. This is similar to sp_add_category.
By default, all SQL Agent categories for Jobs, Operators and Alerts are copied.
The -OperatorCategories parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be used to copy only specific operator categories. The -AgentCategories parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be used to copy only specific agent categories. The -JobCategories parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be used to copy only specific job categories.
If the category already exists on the destination, it will be skipped unless -Force is used.
Copy-DbaAgentJobCategory -Source <DbaInstanceParameter>
[-SourceSqlCredential <PSCredential>] -Destination <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
[-DestinationSqlCredential <PSCredential>]
[-JobCategory <String[]>]
[-AgentCategory <String[]>]
[-OperatorCategory <String[]>]
[-Force]
[-EnableException]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Copy-DbaAgentJobCategory -Source <DbaInstanceParameter>
[-SourceSqlCredential <PSCredential>] -Destination <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
[-DestinationSqlCredential <PSCredential>]
[-CategoryType <String[]>]
[-JobCategory <String[]>]
[-AgentCategory <String[]>]
[-OperatorCategory <String[]>]
[-Force]
[-EnableException]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
PS C:\> Copy-DbaAgentJobCategory -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster
Copies all operator categories from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster using Windows authentication. If operator categories with the same name exist on sqlcluster, they will be skipped.
PS C:\> Copy-DbaAgentJobCategory -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -OperatorCategory PSOperator -SourceSqlCredential $cred -Force
Copies a single operator category, the PSOperator operator category from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster using SQL credentials to authenticate to sqlserver2014a and Windows credentials for sqlcluster.
If an operator category with the same name exists on sqlcluster, it will be dropped and recreated because -Force was used.
PS C:\> Copy-DbaAgentJobCategory -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -WhatIf -Force
Shows what would happen if the command were executed using force.
Source SQL Server. You must have sysadmin access and server version must be SQL Server version 2000 or higher.
| Alias | |
| Required | True |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
Destination SQL Server. You must have sysadmin access and the server must be SQL Server 2000 or higher.
| Alias | |
| Required | True |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).
Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory - Integrated are all supported.
For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).
Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory - Integrated are all supported.
For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
Specifies the Category Type to migrate. Valid options are "Job", "Alert" and "Operator". When CategoryType is specified, all categories from the selected type will be migrated. For granular
migrations, use the three parameters below.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value | |
| Accepted Values | Job,Alert,Operator |
This parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be used to copy only specific job categories.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
This parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be used to copy only specific agent categories.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
This parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be used to copy only specific operator categories.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
If this switch is enabled, the Category will be dropped and recreated on Destination.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value | False |
By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message.
This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables advanced scripting.
Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own try/catch.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value | False |
If this switch is enabled, no actions are performed but informational messages will be displayed that explain what would happen if the command were to run.
| Alias | wi |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
If this switch is enabled, you will be prompted for confirmation before executing any operations that change state.
| Alias | cf |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |