sp_helptrigger (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance
Returns the type or types of data manipulation language (DML) triggers defined on the specified table for the current database. sp_helptrigger
can't be used with data definition language (DDL) triggers. Query the sys.triggers catalog view instead.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
sp_helptrigger
[ @tabname = ] N'tabname'
[ , [ @triggertype = ] 'triggertype' ]
[ ; ]
Arguments
[ @tabname = ] N'tabname'
The name of the table in the current database for which to return trigger information. @tabname is nvarchar(776), with no default.
[ @triggertype = ] 'triggertype'
The type of DML trigger to return information about. @triggertype is char(6), and can be one of these values.
Value | Description |
---|---|
DELETE |
Returns DELETE trigger information. |
INSERT |
Returns INSERT trigger information. |
UPDATE |
Returns UPDATE trigger information. |
Return code values
0
(success) or 1
(failure).
Result set
The following table shows the information that is contained in the result set.
Column name | Data type | Description |
---|---|---|
trigger_name |
sysname | Name of the trigger. |
trigger_owner |
sysname | Name of the owner of the table on which the trigger is defined. |
isupdate |
int | 1 = UPDATE trigger0 = Not an UPDATE trigger |
isdelete |
int | 1 = DELETE trigger0 = Not a DELETE trigger |
isinsert |
int | 1 = INSERT trigger0 = Not an INSERT trigger |
isafter |
int | 1 = AFTER trigger0 = Not an AFTER trigger |
isinsteadof |
int | 1 = INSTEAD OF trigger0 = Not an INSTEAD OF trigger |
trigger_schema |
sysname | Name of the schema to which the trigger belongs. |
Permissions
Requires Metadata Visibility Configuration permission on the table.
Examples
The following example executes sp_helptrigger
to produce information about the triggers on the Person.Person
table in the AdventureWorks2022
database.
USE AdventureWorks2022;
GO
EXEC sp_helptrigger 'Person.Person';