Keep a track of Changes on Tables

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Dear All,
I want to know if there is any way by which i can maintain a log of changes that takes place on the tables. If there is any then i want to know how is it done.

The situation is that before some days i added a COLUMN in table. But now i am not able to find the same COLUMN in that table. I know that someone has deleted that column by using ALTER query, but dont know who did it and i want to know it. Is it possible to know that who actually executed that query? can i get the IP of the machine from where the query might have been executed.

I am using SQL SERVER 2008 R2. and the database is on the local server which is accessible to all the people in LAN.

Posted 19-Jul-12 0:29am

Nisarg S Shah

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StianSandberg 19-Jul-12 6:43am

good question.. As far as I know you can't. But I'll bookmark this question to see if there are any good solutions here..
Logging every executed sql would take up a lot of space in your database..

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*Karthik Harve* · Answer 1 · 2012-07-19T00:58:00

Solution 2

Hi,

check this.
http://www.red-gate.com/products/sql-development/sqlsourcecontrol/[^]

this may solve the conflicts.

Posted 19-Jul-12 0:58am

Karthik Harve

Espen Harlinn · Answer 2 · 2012-07-19T00:52:00

Solution 1

Have a look at SQL Server Audit Action Groups and Actions[^] - particularly DATABASE_OBJECT_CHANGE_GROUP.

This will allow you to monitor who is dropping the column.

Best regards
Espen Harlinn

Posted 19-Jul-12 0:52am

Espen Harlinn

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Sandeep Mewara 22-Jul-12 2:55am

Good one! 5!

Espen Harlinn 22-Jul-12 4:30am

Thank you, Sandeep :-D

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 22-Jul-12 14:41pm

Good answer, a 5.
--SA

Espen Harlinn 22-Jul-12 14:46pm

Thank you, Sergey :-D