How do I track changes in SQL database?

How do you track changes in a database table?

At the basic database level you can track changes by having a separate table that gets an entry added to it via triggers on INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE statements. Thats the general way of tracking changes to a database table. The other thing you want is to know which user made the change.

How do I enable SQL tracking changes?

To enable, use T-SQL. You can specify the CHANGE_RETENTION and AUTO_CLEANUP options when you enable change tracking, and you can change the values at any time after change tracking is enabled. The change retention value specifies the time period for which change tracking information is kept.

How do I track changes in SQL DML?

SQL Server 2019 (15. x) provides two features that track changes to data in a database: change data capture and change tracking. These features enable applications to determine the DML changes (insert, update, and delete operations) that were made to user tables in a database.

How do I check for recent changes in database?

Query the sys. objects table to find the objects that changed and filter by modify_date and type ; U = User table, P = Stored procedure. This approach will tell you what objects have changed, but not the specific changes.