Starting and stopping a job

How to start a job

• Activate a job by selecting the Active checkbox.

It could take up to an hour for Oracle to recognize the new job and assign a new job number.

You cannot force the job to start earlier. It won’t start until the scheduled time.

Oracle job numbers

An Oracle job number is required by Oracle to run a job. Oracle assigns this value.

• Only appears for an active job.

• If job is stopped, the job number clears.

How to stop a job

• Right-click the job in the table and select Stop job.

  

What happens when a job stops

Stopping a job clears the Active checkbox and removes the Oracle job name. Oracle cannot run job.

What happens to Oracle job name

An Oracle job number is required by Oracle to run a job. Oracle assigns this value.

• The Oracle job name only appears for an active job.

• If a job is stopped, the job number clears.

When you restart the job, Oracle will pick up the job and assign a new Oracle job number. This could take up to an hour to occur.