Enable or Disable GATHER_STATS_JOB

Enable GATHER_STATS_JOB:

SQL> exec dbms_scheduler.enable(‘GATHER_STATS_JOB’);
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Check job status:

SQL> select job_name, enabled from DBA_SCHEDULER_JOBS WHERE job_name = ‘GATHER_STATS_JOB’;

Disable GATHER_STATS_JOB:

SQL> exec dbms_scheduler.disable(‘GATHER_STATS_JOB’);
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Check job status:

SQL> select job_name, enabled from DBA_SCHEDULER_JOBS WHERE job_name = ‘GATHER_STATS_JOB’;

You can run the job manually via DBMS_SCHEDULER:

BEGIN
DBMS_SCHEDULER.RUN_JOB(
job_name => 'GATHER_STATS_JOB'
);
END;
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