How do I track all changes to a SQL Server database?

How do I track all changes to a SQL Server database?

Track Stored Procedure changes using DDL trigger

1. Create your audit database and create a table.
2. Add data of all existing stored procedures from your actual database (Product DB in this example)
3. Create DDL trigger to capture changes.
4. Modify any stored procedure and check the ProcedureChanges table from AuditDB.

Can you relate data to multiple tables using a foreign key?

A Foreign Key is a database key that is used to link two tables together. The FOREIGN KEY constraint differs from the PRIMARY KEY constraint in that, you can create only one PRIMARY KEY per each table, with the ability to create multiple FOREIGN KEY constraints in each table by referencing multiple parent table.

Is there way to track data change in SQL Server?

Change data capture and change tracking can be enabled on the same database; no special considerations are required. For the editions of SQL Server that support change data capture and change tracking, see Features Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2016. Change tracking is supported by SQL Database.

Do you need a primary key to enable change tracking?

If you try to enable the CT on a table without primary key, you will get the error below: Cannot enable change tracking on table ‘XXX’. Change tracking requires a primary key on the table. Create a primary key on the table before enabling change tracking.

Do you have to create a side table to track changes in SQL?

You do not have to add columns, add triggers, or create side table in which to track deleted rows or to store change tracking information if columns cannot be added to the user tables. There is a built-in cleanup mechanism. Cleanup for change tracking is performed automatically in the background.

How to track the history of data in SQL Server?

The query result will show us the two System_Versioning enabled tables with the Period Start and Period End columns names: SQL Server allows you to add indexes to the temporal and history tables to enhance the query’ performance.