Apparently Oracle itself has not heard the message (about DBMS_SCHEDULER) because DBMS_JOBS is still used for refreshes of materialized views. Iggy Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 16:13:54 -0400 Subject: Re: Jobs Question From: maazanjum@xxxxxxxxx To: jure.bratina@xxxxxxxxx CC: Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx; srcdco@xxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Would you consider migrating to DBMS_SCHEDULER from DBMS_JOBS? Tim Hall, wrote about it (the 10g version) a few years ago but it is still relevant. http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/10g/scheduler-10g.php Cheers,Maaz On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Jure Bratina <jure.bratina@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Or you can use the DBMS_IJOB.REMOVE procedure as described here: http://oradbatips.blogspot.com/2010/05/tip-87-createremove-jobs-for-other.html Regards, Jure On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 8:29 PM, Mark Bobak <Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I believe you need to be connected as the user who created the job. -Mark -- A life yet to be lived...