OpenMetadata/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.9.x-SNAPSHOT/main-concepts/metadata-standard/schemas/jobs/backgroundJob.md

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title: backgroundJob | OpenMetadata Background Job
description: Connect Backgroundjob to enable streamlined access, monitoring, or search of enterprise data using secure and scalable integrations.
slug: /main-concepts/metadata-standard/schemas/jobs/backgroundjob
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# BackgroundJob

*Defines a background job that is triggered on insertion of new record in background_jobs table.*

## Properties

- **`id`**: Unique identifier for the job. This field is auto-incremented.
- **`jobType`** *(string)*: Type of the job. Must be one of: `["CUSTOM_PROPERTY_ENUM_CLEANUP"]`.
- **`methodName`** *(string)*: JobHandler name of the method that will be executed for this job.
- **`jobArgs`**: Object containing job arguments.
  - **One of**
    - : Refer to *[./enumCleanupArgs.json](#enumCleanupArgs.json)*.
- **`status`** *(string)*: Current status of the job. Must be one of: `["COMPLETED", "FAILED", "RUNNING", "PENDING"]`.
- **`createdBy`** *(string)*: User or Bot who triggered the background job.
- **`createdAt`**: Timestamp when the job was created in Unix epoch time milliseconds. Refer to *[../type/basic.json#/definitions/timestamp](#/type/basic.json#/definitions/timestamp)*.
- **`updatedAt`**: Time when job was last updated in Unix epoch time milliseconds. Refer to *[../type/basic.json#/definitions/timestamp](#/type/basic.json#/definitions/timestamp)*.


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