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Applies to: 
SQL Server
Contains the categories used by SQL Server Management Studio to organize jobs, alerts, and operators. This table is stored in the msdb database.
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| category_id | int | ID of the category |
| category_class | int | Type of item in the category: 1 = Job 2 = Alert 3 = Operator |
| category_type | tinyint | Type of category: 1 = Local 2 = Multiserver 3 = None |
| name | sysname | Name of the category |