SQL Job in idle state A created a new SQL Job in SQl Server Agent. I followed the steps mentioned in the article 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187910.aspx

Still it is in idle state. PLease note that the schedular is prepared to execute every 10 seconds.

Below is the Drop and create script

IF  EXISTS (SELECT job_id FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobs_view WHERE name = N'test')
EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_delete_job @job_id=N'7ac1e514-fec2-4516-b716-f00107fb127e', @delete_unused_schedule=1
GO

BEGIN TRANSACTION
DECLARE @ReturnCode INT
SELECT @ReturnCode = 0
/****** Object:  JobCategory [[Uncategorized (Local)]]]    Script Date: 01/26/2012 14:22:27 ******/
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.syscategories WHERE name=N'[Uncategorized (Local)]' AND category_class=1)
BEGIN
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_category @class=N'JOB', @type=N'LOCAL', @name=N'[Uncategorized (Local)]'
IF (@@ERROR &lt;&gt; 0 OR @ReturnCode &lt;&gt; 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback

END

DECLARE @jobId BINARY(16)
EXEC @ReturnCode =  msdb.dbo.sp_add_job @job_name=N'test', 
        @enabled=1, 
        @notify_level_eventlog=0, 
        @notify_level_email=0, 
        @notify_level_netsend=0, 
        @notify_level_page=0, 
        @delete_level=0, 
        @description=N'No description available.', 
        @category_name=N'[Uncategorized (Local)]', 
        @owner_login_name=N'sa', @job_id = @jobId OUTPUT
IF (@@ERROR &lt;&gt; 0 OR @ReturnCode &lt;&gt; 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
/****** Object:  Step [rr]    Script Date: 01/26/2012 14:22:31 ******/
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobstep @job_id=@jobId, @step_name=N'rr', 
        @step_id=1, 
        @cmdexec_success_code=0, 
        @on_success_action=1, 
        @on_success_step_id=0, 
        @on_fail_action=2, 
        @on_fail_step_id=0, 
        @retry_attempts=0, 
        @retry_interval=0, 
        @os_run_priority=0, @subsystem=N'TSQL', 
        @command=N'insert into [datet](dat) values(getdate())', 
        @database_name=N'master', 
        @flags=0
IF (@@ERROR &lt;&gt; 0 OR @ReturnCode &lt;&gt; 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_update_job @job_id = @jobId, @start_step_id = 1
IF (@@ERROR &lt;&gt; 0 OR @ReturnCode &lt;&gt; 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobschedule @job_id=@jobId, @name=N's', 
        @enabled=1, 
        @freq_type=4, 
        @freq_interval=1, 
        @freq_subday_type=2, 
        @freq_subday_interval=10, 
        @freq_relative_interval=0, 
        @freq_recurrence_factor=0, 
        @active_start_date=20120125, 
        @active_end_date=99991231, 
        @active_start_time=203200, 
        @active_end_time=215959, 
        @schedule_uid=N'0ad45ad2-6d8f-4193-a687-f60bf7d5f0e5'
IF (@@ERROR &lt;&gt; 0 OR @ReturnCode &lt;&gt; 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobserver @job_id = @jobId, @server_name = N'(local)'
IF (@@ERROR &lt;&gt; 0 OR @ReturnCode &lt;&gt; 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
COMMIT TRANSACTION
GOTO EndSave
QuitWithRollback:
    IF (@@TRANCOUNT &gt; 0) ROLLBACK TRANSACTION
EndSave:

GO
As far as I can see your schedule is set to execute between midnight (12:00AM) to noon (12:00PM), i.e. your job will not execute in the afternoon and evening. Change your ending time to 11:59:59PM and it should run all day.