Why Oracle DBMS_JOB Shows Next Date 4000‑01‑01 and How to Fix It

When an Oracle DBMS_JOB’s NEXT_DATE jumps to the far‑future date 4000‑01‑01, it indicates the job has failed repeatedly and been marked broken; this article explains the underlying reasons, examines error logs, and provides step‑by‑step commands to diagnose and restart the job.

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Why Oracle DBMS_JOB Shows Next Date 4000‑01‑01 and How to Fix It

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Why Do Oracle DBMS_JOBS Stop at the Year 4000? Root Cause and Fix

This article explains why an Oracle DBMS_JOB can become broken and show a next execution date of 4000‑01‑01, details the job parameters, the automatic retry logic, how to diagnose the underlying PL/SQL errors via alert logs, and provides concrete steps to restart and resolve the issue.

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Why Do Oracle DBMS_JOBS Stop at the Year 4000? Root Cause and Fix