Change Tracking Catalog Views - sys.change_tracking_databases

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance

Returns one row for each database that has change tracking enabled.

Column name	Data type	Description
database_id	int	ID of the database. This is unique within the instance of SQL Server.
is_auto_cleanup_on	bit	Indicates whether change tracking data is automatically cleaned up after the configured retention period: 0 = Off 1 = On
retention_period	int	If autocleanup is being used, the retention period specifies how long the change tracking data is kept in the database.
retention_period_units_desc	nvarchar(60)	Specifies the description of the retention period: Minutes Hours Days
retention_period_units	tinyint	Unit of time for the retention period: 1 = Minutes 2 = Hours 3 = Days

Permissions

The same permission checks are made for sys.change_tracking_databases as are made for sys.databases. If the caller of sys.change_tracking_databases is not the owner of the database, the minimum permissions that are required to see the corresponding row are ALTER ANY DATABASE or VIEW ANY DATABASE server-level permission, or CREATE DATABASE permission in the master database or current database.

See Also

Change Tracking Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Track Data Changes (SQL Server)