sys-sp-cdc-start-job-transact-sql.md

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sys.sp_cdc_start_job (Transact-SQL)	Starts a change data capture cleanup or capture job for the current database.	markingmyname	maghan	randolphwest	06/13/2023	sql	system-objects	reference	sp_cdc_start_job sp_cdc_start_job_TSQL sys.sp_cdc_start_job_TSQL sys.sp_cdc_start_job	sp_cdc_start_job	TSQL

sys.sp_cdc_start_job (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

Starts a change data capture cleanup or capture job for the current database.

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Syntax

sys.sp_cdc_start_job
    [ [ @job_type = ] N'job_type' ]
[ ; ]

Arguments

[ @job_type = ] N'job_type'

Type of job to add. @job_type is nvarchar(20) with a default of capture. Valid inputs are capture and cleanup.

Return code values

0 (success) or 1 (failure).

Result set

None.

Remarks

sys.sp_cdc_start_job can be used by an administrator to explicitly start either the capture job or the cleanup job.

Permissions

Requires membership in the db_owner fixed database role.

Examples

A. Start a capture job

The following example starts the capture job for the [!INCLUDE sssampledbobject-md] database. Specifying a value for @job_type isn't required because the default job type is capture.

USE AdventureWorks2022;
GO

EXEC sys.sp_cdc_start_job;
GO

B. Start a cleanup job

The following example starts a cleanup job for the [!INCLUDE sssampledbobject-md] database.

USE AdventureWorks2022;
GO

EXEC sys.sp_cdc_start_job
    @job_type = N'cleanup';

Related content

• dbo.cdc_jobs (Transact-SQL)
• sys.sp_cdc_stop_job (Transact-SQL)