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How do you use DDL triggers?
Types of DDL Triggers A special type of Transact-SQL stored procedure that executes one or more Transact-SQL statements in response to a server-scoped or database-scoped event. For example, a DDL Trigger may fire if a statement such as ALTER SERVER CONFIGURATION is executed or if a table is deleted by using DROP TABLE.
Where can I find DDL triggers in SQL Server?
SQL Server Database Scoped DDL Triggers If you want to view these triggers go to the Programmability folder within the database and look for a subfolder named Database Triggers as shown below.
How do you get a DDL trigger?
SELECT DBMS_METADATA. GET_DDL(‘TABLE’, TABLE_NAME) FROM USER_TABLES; SELECT DBMS_METADATA. GET_DDL(‘TRIGGER’, TRIGGER_NAME) FROM USER_TRIGGERS; SELECT DBMS_METADATA.
How does a DDL trigger work in SQL Server?
Summary: in this tutorial, you will learn how to use the SQL Server data definition language (DDL) trigger to monitor the changes made to the database objects. SQL Server DDL triggers respond to server or database events rather than to table data modifications.
When to use DDL trigger for view, procedure and function?
Using the above trigger for Creating, Altering or Dropping the View, Function or procedure, the transactions that were finished successfully or not can be monitored. Furthermore, at this moment we can check the event_object_data table to get the latest event data.
Do you need a schema for a DDL trigger?
Note that you don’t have to specify a schema for a DDL trigger because it isn’t related to an actual database table or view. Use DATABASE if the trigger respond to database-scoped events or ALL SERVER if the trigger responds to the server-scoped events.
How does CLR trigger work in SQL Server?
Instead of executing a Transact-SQL stored procedure, a CLR trigger executes one or more methods written in managed code that are members of an assembly created in the .NET Framework and uploaded in SQL Server. DDL triggers fire only after the DDL statements that trigger them are run.