What are SQL temporal tables?

What are SQL temporal tables?

Temporal tables are a programmability feature of Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance that allows you to track and analyze the full history of changes in your data, without the need for custom coding.

Which set option can be changed in atomic block?

The session settings in atomic blocks are fixed when the stored procedure is compiled. Some settings can be specified with BEGIN ATOMIC while other settings are always fixed to the same value….Session Settings.

Are stored procedures Atomic?

No, stored procedures are not atomic.

When to use temporal tables in Azure SQL database?

Temporal Tables allow you to track the full history of data changes directly in Azure SQL Database, without the need for custom coding. With Temporal Tables you can see your data as of any point in time in the past and use declarative cleanup policy to control retention for the historical data. When to use Temporal Tables?

Is the referencing table in SQL Server temporal?

To work around this limitation, use application logic or after triggers to maintain consistency on delete in primary key table (corresponding to referenced_object_id in sys.foreign_keys). If primary key table is temporal and referencing table is non-temporal, there’s no such limitation. This limitation applies to SQL Server 2016 only.

Can a temporal query affect the current table?

Regular queries only affect data in the current table. To query data in the history table, you must use temporal queries. These are discussed later in this document in the section entitled Querying Temporal Data.

How to drop temporal table in SQL Server?

After that, you’ll notice that the tables, temporal table and history table become a regular table. You can also use the SSMS generate script option to drop the temporal table. Now, the tables can be dropped either by using T-SQL or SSMS. In this section, we’ll see how to create a custom temporal table along with a consistency checker option.