What do the Categories in SQL Server Agent Jobs mean?

Question

This is the first time I am trying for the SQL Job Agent...I was trying to create the sample job and I got struck in between when it came to select the Category as highlighted in the below screen shot

I am new to SQL Server can you explain the meanings of categories as mentioned above? or any link will be hightly appreciated.

Answer 1

Categories are used for organizing your jobs. If you right click on the jobs folder and select "Manage Categories" you can see all of the categories available, filter by category, etc.

There is a good breakdown here:

http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/1484/custom-job-categories-to-organize-your-sql-agent-jobs/