How to: Delete Jobs (SQL Server Management Studio)

This topic describes how to delete Microsoft SQL Server Agent jobs.

To delete a job

  1. In Object Explorer, connect to an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine, and then expand that instance.

  2. Expand SQL Server Agent, expand Jobs, right-click the job you want to delete, and then click Delete.

  3. In the Delete Object dialog box, confirm that the job you intend to delete is selected.

  4. Click OK.

    Unless you are a member of the sysadmin fixed server role, you can only delete jobs that you own.

To delete multiple jobs

  1. In Object Explorer, connect to an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine, and then expand that instance.

  2. Expand SQL Server Agent.

  3. Right-click Job Activity Monitor, and click View Job Activity.

  4. In the Job Activity Monitor, select the jobs you want to delete, right-click your selection, and choose Delete jobs.

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