SQL Server change tracking
This page was created by Lars.olofsson@mdriven.net on 2018-04-12. Last edited by Stephanie@mdriven.net on 2025-02-07.

Tracking of changes is available from Sql Server 2008 and in Azure SQL. It's available in the Express editions, so you can use it in the build in Turnkey database.

To turn change tracking On, do like this

ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2012  
SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON  
(CHANGE_RETENTION = 2 DAYS, AUTO_CLEANUP = ON) 
More reading

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/track-changes/about-change-tracking-sql-server

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