Create a database backup job using SQL Agent

SQL Server Management Studio can be used to create a database backup job to backup an user database. Here
are the steps and User interface workflow to create a simple backup job, run the job and view results

1) Create a demo database and insert sample data using the following script.
-- Create Demo Database
CREATE DATABASE DemoDB
GO
USE DemoDB
GO
-- Create a table
CREATE TABLE TestData(id int)
GO
-- Insert sample data
INSERT INTO TestData(id) VALUES(1)
INSERT INTO TestData(id) VALUES(2)
GO
SELECT * from DemoDB.dbo.TestData

2) Create SQL Agent Job

In Object Explorer, Connect to SQL Server, Expand SQL Server Agent node, Expand Jobs; right click ; select menu
New Job

Type in name of the SQL Agent Job as Test Backup Job

3) Create a backup job step

Select the page Steps

Click onNew to create a new job step

Type in name for job step as Backup Job Step and T-SQL statement to backup
database
-- Script to backup database
BACKUP DATABASE [DemoDB]
TO DISK = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Backup\DemoDB.bak'

Click Ok to add this step to the job

Click Ok to create this job

4) View newly created job under Jobs folder in Object Explorer; To Start this job right
click on Test Backup Job (under SQL Server Agent > Jobs node ) ; select Start job
at Step

You will see a job start progress dialog

After Job completion, you would see the Success status set for this job

5) View Job History and logs in Object Explorer, right click on Test Backup
Job (under SQL Server Agent > Jobs node); select View History

You would see the recent job execution history and job step results in log viewer