DBA Jobs – Oracle EBS SQL Report
Oracle E-Business Suite SQL report from the Enginatics Library powered by Blitz Report™.
Overview
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Report Parameters
Oracle EBS Tables Used
Report Categories
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Download & Import Options
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Excel Example Output | DBA Jobs 22-Dec-2025 084233.xlsx |
| Blitz Report™ XML Import | DBA_Jobs.xml |
| Full SQL on Enginatics | www.enginatics.com/reports/dba-jobs/ |
Executive Summary
The DBA Jobs report monitors the legacy Oracle Job Scheduler (DBMS_JOB). While newer applications use DBMS_SCHEDULER, many older parts of Oracle E-Business Suite and custom legacy code still rely on DBMS_JOB. This report is essential for ensuring that these background tasks are running successfully.
Business Challenge
- Silent Failures: “The nightly interface didn’t run, but no one got an email.”
- Broken Jobs: “Why is this job marked as ‘Broken’?” (It failed 16 times in a row).
- Performance: “Is this job taking longer and longer to run each night?”
Solution
This report lists all jobs submitted via DBMS_JOB.
Key Features:
- Last Date/Time: When the job last ran successfully.
- Next Date/Time: When it is scheduled to run again.
- Failures: The number of consecutive failures.
- What: The PL/SQL block that the job executes.
Architecture
The report queries DBA_JOBS.
Key Tables:
DBA_JOBS: The legacy job queue table.
Impact
- Reliability: Ensures critical background processes (like workflow background engines or materialized view refreshes) are active.
- Troubleshooting: Quickly identifies jobs that have stopped running due to errors.
- Migration: Helps inventory legacy jobs that should be migrated to the modern
DBMS_SCHEDULER.
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