Temporal Tables

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Getting Started with Temporal Table in SQL Server 2016 – Part 1

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With the new temporal table feature, SQL Server 2016 internally manages two tables: a base table, which contains the latest data all the time, and a history table, which contains a history of all of the changes. Arshad Ali looks at the new feature, how it works, and how to either create a new table with this feature or enable it for an existing table.

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2016-04-11

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