Trigger

A basic update trigger. This specific trigger can be used for audit purposes.

CREATE TRIGGER dbo.TriggerDesc_UPDATE
ON dbo.TableName FOR UPDATE
AS
BEGIN
  IF UPDATE(ColumnName)
  BEGIN
    INSERT INTO dbo.AuditLogTable (IDColumn, OldValue, NewValue)
    SELECT i.IDColumn, d.Value, i.Value
    FROM inserted I
    JOIN deleted d ON i.IDColumn = d.IDColumn
  END
END