What is a job?

What is a job?

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A job is defined as the most-basic self-contained object in a scheduler environment. It specifies the action to perform and the time at which to perform it. In technical terms, a job is a part of a structure consisting of a number of scheduler objects of various types. It automates standard and repetitive tasks.

A job can be categorized into the following entities:

• A single SQL statement
• A PL/SQL block
• A PL/SQL stored procedure
• A java stored procedure
• Any executable file stored in the server file system, either a binary executable or a shell script

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