Temporal Tables. SQL Server 2016 introduces support for system-versioned temporal tables as a database feature that brings built-in support for providing information about data stored in the table at any point in time rather than only the data that is correct at the current moment in time.
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A system-versioned temporal table is a new type of user table in SQL Server 2017, designed to keep a full history of data changes and allow easy point in time analysis. This type of temporal table is referred to as a system-versioned temporal table because the period of validity for each row is managed by the system (i.e. database engine). Every temporal table has two explicitly defined columns, each with a datetime2 data type.
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We can use temporal table in below cases. 1  Time Trend: To understand the business trends over time or Tracking data changes over time. 2  Data Audit: Auditing all changes to data. 3  Slow Changing dimension, useful for data warehouse load for Type 2 Dimension.
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Microsoft have introduces a support for temporal table (Track historic changes) as a database feature in SQL SERVER 2016 which provides built in support for provide information about data stored in the table at any point in time rather than only the data that is current at the moment of time.
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Within each of these tables, the following two additional datetime2 columns are used to define the period of validity for each row: 1  Period start column: The system records the start time for the row in this column, typically denoted as the SysStartTime column.
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Quick Start. 1  Getting started: Getting Started with System-Versioned Temporal Tables. 2  Examples: Creating a System-Versioned Temporal Table. 3  Syntax: CREATE TABLE (Transact-SQL) ALTER TABLE (Transact-SQL) FROM (Transact-SQL) 4  Video: For a 20 minute discussion of temporal, see Temporal in SQL Server 2016. What is a system-versioned temporal table? A system-versioned temporal table is a type of user table designed to keep a full history of data changes and allow easy point in time analysis.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/tables/temporal-tables
Temporal table is table for which PERIOD definition exists and it contains system columns called as SysStartTime and SysEndTime with a datatype of datetime2 into which the period of validity recorded by the SQL SERVER, and temporal table has associated history table.
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Download Adventure Works sample database: To get started with Temporal Tables download AdventureWorks database for SQL Server 2016 CTP3 with script samples and follow the instructions in the folder ‘Temporal’
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THIS TOPIC APPLIES TO: SQL Server (starting with 2016) Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Data Warehouse Parallel Data Warehouse SQL Server 2016 introduced support for system-versioned temporal tables as a database feature that brings built-in support for providing information about data stored in the table at any point in time rather than only the data that is correct at the current moment in time.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/tables/temporal-tables
what is temporal table in sql server
Temporal table is a new type of user table in SQL Server 2017, designed to keep a full history of data changes and allow easy point in time analysis.