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Notify Operator Task (Maintenance Plan)

Use the Notify Operators Task dialog to add an automatic notification to this maintenance plan. To use this task you must have Database Mail enabled and properly configured with MSDB as a Mail Host Database, and have a Microsoft SQL Server Agent operator with a valid e-mail address.

This task uses the sp_notify_operator stored procedure.

Options

  • Connection
    Select the server connection to use when performing this task.

  • New
    Create a new server connection to use when performing this task. The New Connection dialog box is described below. This task is not available only for SQL Server 2000 or earlier versions.

  • Operators to notify
    Specify the recipient of the e-mail.

  • Notification message subject
    Specify the text to include in the notification message subject line.

  • Notification message body
    Specify the text to include in the notification message body.

  • View T-SQL
    View the Transact-SQL statements performed against the server for this task, based on the selected options.

    Note

    When the number of objects affected is large, this display can take a considerable amount of time.

New Connection Dialog Box

  • Connection name
    Enter a name for the new connection.

  • Select or enter a server name
    Select a server to connect to when performing this task.

  • Refresh
    Refresh the list of available servers.

  • Enter information to log on to the server
    Specify how to authenticate against the server.

  • Use Windows integrated security
    Connect to an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine with Microsoft Windows Authentication.

  • Use a specific user name and password
    Connect to an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine using SQL Server Authentication. This option is not available.

  • User name
    Provide a SQL Server login to use when authenticating. This option is not available.

  • Password
    Provide a password to use when authenticating. This option is not available.