sp_update_category (Transact-SQL)

[ @class =] 'class'

The class of the category to update. class is varchar(8), with no default, and can be one of these values.

Value	Description
ALERT	Updates an alert category.
JOB	Updates a job category.
OPERATOR	Updates an operator category.

[ @name =] 'old_name'

The current name of the category. old_name is sysname, with no default.

[ @new_name =] 'new_name'

The new name for the category. new_name is sysname, with no default.

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

sp_update_category must be run from the msdb database.

To run this stored procedure, users must be granted the sysadmin fixed server role.

A. Renaming a job category

The following example renames a job category from AdminJobs to Administrative Jobs.

USE msdb ;
GO

EXEC dbo.sp_update_category
  @class = N'JOB',
  @name = N'AdminJobs',
  @new_name = N'Administrative Jobs' ;
GO

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