@@DBTS (Transact-SQL)
Applies to:
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
This function returns the value of the current timestamp data type for the current database. The current database will have a guaranteed unique timestamp value.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
@@DBTS
Note
To view Transact-SQL syntax for SQL Server 2014 (12.x) and earlier versions, see Previous versions documentation.
Return types
varbinary
Remarks
@@DBTS returns the last-used timestamp value of the current database. An insert or update of a row with a timestamp column generates a new timestamp value.
Changes to the transaction isolation levels do not affect the @@DBTS function.
Examples
This example returns the current timestamp from the AdventureWorks2022 database.
USE AdventureWorks2022;
GO
SELECT @@DBTS;
See also
Configuration Functions (Transact-SQL)
Cursor Concurrency (ODBC)
Data Types (Transact-SQL)
MIN_ACTIVE_ROWVERSION (Transact-SQL)