How to Develop a Custom Timer Job in SharePoint 2010 using Visual Studio 2010

1. Open Visual Studio 2010 | New Project | Empty SharePoint Project | its name TimerJob2010

2. Deploy as Farm Solution

3. Add new Class, its name TimerJobClass.cs

4. Inherit class from Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPJobDefinition class. And code as

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------

// <copyright file="TimerJobClass.cs" company="">

// TODO: Update copyright text.

// </copyright>

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------

namespace TimerJob2010

{

    using System;

    using System.Collections.Generic;

    using System.Linq;

    using System.Text;

    using Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration;

    using Microsoft.SharePoint;

    /// <summary>

    /// TODO: Update summary.

    /// </summary>

    public class TimerJobClass:SPJobDefinition

    {

        public TimerJobClass():base()

        {

        }

        public TimerJobClass(string jobName, SPService service, SPServer server, SPJobLockType targetType)

            : base(jobName, service, server, targetType)

        {

            this.Title = "List Timer Job 2010";

        }

        public TimerJobClass(string jobName, SPWebApplication webapp)

            : base(jobName, webapp, null, SPJobLockType.ContentDatabase)

        {

            this.Title = "List Timer Job 2010";

        }

        public override void Execute(Guid contentDBId)

        {

            //get a reference to the current site collection's content database

            SPWebApplication webApplication = this.Parent as SPWebApplication;

            SPContentDatabase contentDB = webApplication.ContentDatabases[contentDBId];

            //Geta reference to the "Student" list in the rootweb of the first site collection in the Content DB

            SPList listJob = contentDB.Sites[0].RootWeb.Lists["Student"];

            //Create a new list item and update the item

            SPListItem newList = listJob.Items.Add();

            newList["Title"] = "32806";

            newList["Firstname"] = "Siddartha";

            newList["Lastname"] = "Reddivari";

            newList["Gender"] = "Male";

            newList["Address"] = "Bangalore";

            newList.Update();

        }

    }

}

5: Right click on Feartures | Add Feature

Step 6: You can rename Feature as

7: Right click on Feartures | Add Event Receiver

8. Code as

using System;

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

using System.Security.Permissions;

using Microsoft.SharePoint;

using Microsoft.SharePoint.Security;

using Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration;

namespace TimerJob2010.Features.TimerJobFeature

{

    /// <summary>

    /// This class handles events raised during feature activation, deactivation, installation, uninstallation, and upgrade.

    /// </summary>

    /// <remarks>

    /// The GUID attached to this class may be used during packaging and should not be modified.

    /// </remarks>

    [Guid("43bb3273-ef57-4bc3-bff1-52d8679f74c8")]

    public class TimerJobFeatureEventReceiver : SPFeatureReceiver

    {

        const string ListTimerJob = "ListTimerJob";

        // Uncomment the method below to handle the event raised after a feature has been activated.

        public override void FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties)

        {

            SPSite site = properties.Feature.Parent as SPSite;

            //make sure that the job is not already registered

            foreach (SPJobDefinition job in site.WebApplication.JobDefinitions)

            {

                if (job.Name == ListTimerJob)

                    job.Delete();

            }

            //Install the Job

            TimerJobClass listLoggerJob = new TimerJobClass(ListTimerJob, site.WebApplication);

            SPMinuteSchedule schedule = new SPMinuteSchedule();

            schedule.BeginSecond = 0;

            schedule.EndSecond = 59;

            schedule.Interval = 5;

            listLoggerJob.Schedule = schedule;

            listLoggerJob.Update();

        }

        // Uncomment the method below to handle the event raised before a feature is deactivated.

        public override void FeatureDeactivating(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties)

        {

            SPSite site = properties.Feature.Parent as SPSite;

            //Delete the job

            foreach (SPJobDefinition job in site.WebApplication.JobDefinitions)

            {

               if( job.Title==ListTimerJob)

                job.Delete();

            }

        }

    }

}

Step 9: Right click Feature | View Designer and change the scope to "Site"

Step 10: Build project and Deploy it.

Step 11: Go to Central Admin | Check job status.custom timer job created, click to timer job and configure

Open your web application | Open your list and see item was created