How to run a background job with the cloud_scheduler package

Question

Hi,
Is the cloud_scheduler package able to run background jobs as documented? When you try to run a job in another session using:
cloud_scheduler.run_job(job_name=>'MYJOB', use_current_session=>false);
The call fails with:
ORA-20002: Cannot run job MYJOB. Adhoc background execution is disallowed. Please enable the job instead.
If you try to use cloud_scheduler.enable to run the job then the job does not run when scheduled.
Rod West

Answer 1

Hi Rod,
Yes, I believe so. Here's a test case that I just ran successfully from SQL Workshop in my database trial service:
create table myjob_test (aa timestamp with time zone);
begin
    cloud_scheduler.create_job (
        job_name        => 'MYJOB',
        job_type        => 'PLSQL_BLOCK',
        job_action      => 'begin insert into myjob_test values (systimestamp); commit; end;',
        repeat_interval => 'freq=minutely; interval=3' );
end;
begin
    cloud_scheduler.enable ( name => 'MYJOB' );
end;
select job_name, state, run_count, failure_count, last_start_date, next_run_date, systimestamp from sys.user_scheduler_jobs;
select * from myjob_test order by aa;Is the next_run_date in the past for your job? If it is, try disabling/enabling the job to "reinitialize" the job's schedule.
-- Vlad