Sql server job is succeeding even though it should fail

Question

Hi,
I created a sql server job with one job step for a SSIS package using Powershell.
When I run the job (manually), it shows "success" state, but it should fail (because of the bad configuration parameters).
But if I go to job properties, and then edit job step properties (don't have to make any changes here, just clicking ok button is enough)
then the job run will fail as expected.
I am not sure why it is not failing first time?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
-Bhargavi

Answer 1

I set "QuitWithFailure" option for the 'OnFailAction' of the job.
$jobStep.OnFailAction = "QuitWithFailure" 
Here is the code:
       write-Host ""
        Write-Host "Create job for $tenantid"
        $jobName = "Auto-"+$tenantid
        $job = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SMO.Agent.Job($server.JobServer,$jobName)
         #Delete the job if it already exists
        if($Server.JobServer.Jobs.Contains($jobName))
             write-host "Deleting job $jobName"             
            $sqlCommand.CommandText = "EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_delete_job @job_name = N'$jobName', 
           @delete_unused_schedule=1;"
            $result = $sqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()               
        $job.Create()
        #Create job step
        Write-host "Creating job step for $jobName"
        $jobStep = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent.JobStep($job, $jobName)
        $jobStep.Subsystem= [Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent.AgentSubSystem]::SSIS                                                                                                                                     
        $jobStep.Command = "/ISSERVER \SSISDB\"+$ssisFolderName+"\"+$ssisProjectName+"\Test.dtsx"+" /SERVER "+$instanceName
        $jobStep.OnSuccessAction = "QuitWithSuccess"
        $jobStep.OnFailAction = "QuitWithFailure"     
        $jobStep.Create()
        $job.ApplyToTargetServer($instanceName)
        $job.StartStepID =$jobStep.ID
        $job.Alter()