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# sp_remove_job_from_targets (Transact-SQL)
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  Removes the specified job from the given target servers or target server groups.  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sp_remove_job_from_targets [ @job_id = ] job_id   
     | [ @job_name = ] 'job_name'   
     [ , [ @target_server_groups = ] 'target_server_groups' ]   
     [ , [ @target_servers = ] 'target_servers' ]  
```  
  
## Arguments  
`[ @job_id = ] job_id`
 The job identification number of the job from which to remove the specified target servers or target server groups. Either *job_id* or *job_name* must be specified, but both cannot be specified. *job_id* is **uniqueidentifier**, with a default of NULL.  
  
`[ @job_name = ] 'job_name'`
 The name of the job from which to remove the specified target servers or target server groups. Either *job_id* or *job_name* must be specified, but both cannot be specified. *job_name* is **sysname**, with a default of NULL.  
  
`[ @target_server_groups = ] 'target_server_groups'`
 A comma-separated list of target server groups to be removed from the specified job. *target_server_groups* is **nvarchar(1024)**, with a default of NULL.  
  
`[ @target_servers = ] 'target_servers'`
 A comma-separated list of target servers to be removed from the specified job. *target_servers* is **nvarchar(1024)**, with a default of NULL.  
  
## Return Code Values  
 **0** (success) or **1** (failure)  
  
## Permissions  
 Permissions to execute this procedure default to members of the **sysadmin** fixed server role.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example removes the previously created `Weekly Sales Backups` job from the `Servers Processing Customer Orders` target server group, and from the `SEATTLE1` and `SEATTLE2` servers.  
  
```  
USE msdb ;  
GO  
  
EXEC dbo.sp_remove_job_from_targets  
    @job_name = N'Weekly Sales Backups',  
    @target_server_groups = N'Servers Processing Customer Orders',   
    @target_servers = N'SEATTLE2,SEATTLE1' ;  
GO  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [sp_apply_job_to_targets (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-apply-job-to-targets-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_delete_jobserver (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-delete-jobserver-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)