pg_dbms_job

pg_dbms_job

pg_dbms_job : Extension to add Oracle DBMS_JOB full compatibility to PostgreSQL

Overview

IDExtensionPackageVersionCategoryLicenseLanguage
9260
pg_dbms_job
pg_dbms_job
1.5
SIM
PostgreSQL
SQL
AttributeHas BinaryHas LibraryNeed LoadHas DDLRelocatableTrusted
--s-d--
No
Yes
No
Yes
no
no
Relationships
Schemasdbms_job
See Also
pg_cron
pg_task
pg_dbms_metadata
pg_dbms_lock
pgagent
pg_jobmon
oracle_fdw
orafce

Packages

TypeRepoVersionPG Major CompatibilityPackage PatternDependencies
EXT
PGDG
1.5
18
17
16
15
14
pg_dbms_job-
RPM
PGDG
1.5
18
17
16
15
14
pg_dbms_job_$v-
Linux / PGPG18PG17PG16PG15PG14
el8.x86_64
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
el8.aarch64
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
el9.x86_64
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
el9.aarch64
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
el10.x86_64
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
el10.aarch64
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
PGDG 1.5
d12.x86_64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
d12.aarch64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
d13.x86_64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
d13.aarch64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
u22.x86_64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
u22.aarch64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
u24.x86_64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
u24.aarch64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
PackageVersionOSORGSIZEFile URL
pg_dbms_job_151.5el8.x86_64pgdg26.3 KiBpg_dbms_job_15-1.5-1.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_job_151.5el8.aarch64pgdg26.2 KiBpg_dbms_job_15-1.5-1.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
pg_dbms_job_151.5el9.x86_64pgdg25.8 KiBpg_dbms_job_15-1.5-1.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_job_151.5el9.aarch64pgdg25.7 KiBpg_dbms_job_15-1.5-1.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
pg_dbms_job_151.5el10.x86_64pgdg26.6 KiBpg_dbms_job_15-1.5-5PGDG.rhel10.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_job_151.5el10.aarch64pgdg26.5 KiBpg_dbms_job_15-1.5-5PGDG.rhel10.aarch64.rpm

Source

Install

Make sure PGDG repo available:

pig repo add pgdg -u    # add pgdg repo and update cache

Install this extension with pig:

pig install pg_dbms_job;		# install via package name, for the active PG version

pig install pg_dbms_job -v 18;   # install for PG 18
pig install pg_dbms_job -v 17;   # install for PG 17
pig install pg_dbms_job -v 16;   # install for PG 16
pig install pg_dbms_job -v 15;   # install for PG 15
pig install pg_dbms_job -v 14;   # install for PG 14

Create this extension with:

CREATE EXTENSION pg_dbms_job;

Usage

pg_dbms_job: Extension to add Oracle DBMS_JOB full compatibility to PostgreSQL

Enabling

CREATE EXTENSION pg_dbms_job;

A dedicated scheduler daemon must be running per database:

pg_dbms_job -c /etc/pg_dbms_job/mydb-dbms_job.conf

SUBMIT - Schedule a Job

BEGIN;
-- Scheduled job: run a procedure every day
CALL dbms_job.submit(
    job       => jobid,
    what      => 'CALL my_procedure();',
    next_date => current_timestamp + interval '1 minute',
    interval  => 'current_timestamp + ''1 day''::interval'
);
COMMIT;

When next_date and interval are omitted, the job executes immediately and asynchronously.

BROKEN - Disable/Enable a Job

BEGIN;
CALL dbms_job.broken(12345, true);   -- disable job
CALL dbms_job.broken(12345, false);  -- re-enable job
COMMIT;

CHANGE - Modify a Job

BEGIN;
CALL dbms_job.change(12345, null, null, 'current_timestamp + ''3 days''::interval');
COMMIT;

INTERVAL - Change Execution Interval

BEGIN;
CALL dbms_job.interval(12345, 'current_timestamp + ''1 hour''::interval');
COMMIT;

NEXT_DATE - Change Next Execution Date

BEGIN;
CALL dbms_job.next_date(12345, current_timestamp + interval '30 minutes');
COMMIT;

WHAT - Change Job Code

BEGIN;
CALL dbms_job.what(12345, 'CALL new_procedure();');
COMMIT;

REMOVE - Delete a Job

BEGIN;
CALL dbms_job.remove(12345);
COMMIT;

RUN - Execute Immediately

CALL dbms_job.run(12345);

Viewing Jobs

SELECT * FROM dbms_job.all_jobs;

Execution History

SELECT * FROM dbms_job.all_scheduler_job_run_details;
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