DDL Events
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
The following tables list the DDL events that can be used to fire a DDL trigger or event notification. Note that each event corresponds to a Transact-SQL statement or stored procedure, with the statement syntax modified to include an underscore character (_) between keywords.
Important
System stored procedures that perform DDL-like operations also fire DDL triggers and event notifications. Test your DDL triggers and event notifications to determine their responses to system stored procedures that are run. For example, the CREATE TYPE statement and sp_addtype stored procedure will both fire a DDL trigger or event notification that is created on a CREATE_TYPE event.
DDL Statements That Have Server or Database Scope
DDL triggers or event notifications can be created to fire in response to the following events when they occur in the database in which the trigger or event notification is created, or anywhere in the server instance.
CREATE_APPLICATION_ROLE (Applies to the CREATE APPLICATION ROLE statement and sp_addapprole. If a new schema is created, this event also triggers a CREATE_SCHEMA event.)
ALTER_APPLICATION_ROLE (Applies to the ALTER APPLICATION ROLE statement and sp_approlepassword.)
DROP_APPLICATION_ROLE (Applies to the DROP APPLICATION ROLE statement and sp_dropapprole.)
CREATE_ASSEMBLY
ALTER_ASSEMBLY
DROP_ASSEMBLY
CREATE_ASYMMETRIC_KEY
ALTER_ASYMMETRIC_KEY
DROP_ASYMMETRIC_KEY
ALTER_AUTHORIZATION
ALTER_AUTHORIZATION_DATABASE (Applies to the ALTER AUTHORIZATION statement when ON DATABASE is specified, and sp_changedbowner.)
CREATE_BROKER_PRIORITY
CREATE_BROKER_PRIORITY
CREATE_BROKER_PRIORITY
CREATE_CERTIFICATE
ALTER_CERTIFICATE
DROP_CERTIFICATE
CREATE_CONTRACT
DROP_CONTRACT
CREATE_CREDENTIAL
ALTER_CREDENTIAL
DROP_CREDENTIAL
GRANT_DATABASE
DENY_DATABASE
REVOKE_DATABASE
CREATE_DATABASE_AUDIT_SPECIFICATION
ALTER_DATABASE_AUDIT_SPECIFICATION
DROP_DATABASE_AUDIT_SPECIFICATION
CREATE_DATABASE_ENCRYPTION_KEY
ALTER_DATABASE_ENCRYPTION_KEY
DROP_DATABASE_ENCRYPTION_KEY
CREATE_DEFAULT
DROP_DEFAULT
BIND_DEFAULT (Applies to sp_bindefault.)
UNBIND_DEFAULT (Applies to sp_unbindefault.)
CREATE_EVENT_NOTIFICATION
DROP_EVENT_NOTIFICATION
CREATE_EXTENDED_PROPERTY (Applies to sp_addextendedproperty.)
ALTER_EXTENDED_PROPERTY (Applies to sp_updateextendedproperty.)
DROP_EXTENDED_PROPERTY (Applies to sp_dropextendedproperty.)
CREATE_FULLTEXT_CATALOG (Applies to the CREATE FULLTEXT CATALOG statement and sp_fulltextcatalog when create is specified.)
ALTER_FULLTEXT_CATALOG (Applies to the ALTER FULLTEXT CATALOG statement, sp_fulltextcatalog when start_incremental, start_full, Stop, or Rebuild is specified, and sp_fulltext_database when enable is specified.)
DROP_FULLTEXT_CATALOG (Applies to the DROP FULLTEXT CATALOG statement and sp_fulltextcatalog when drop is specified.)
CREATE_FULLTEXT_INDEX (Applies to the CREATE FULLTEXT INDEX statement and sp_fulltexttable when create is specified.)
ALTER_FULLTEXT_INDEX (Applies to the ALTER FULLTEXT INDEX statement, sp_fulltextcatalog when start_full, start_incremental, or stop is specified, sp_fulltext_column, and sp_fulltext_table when any action other than create or drop is specified.)
DROP_FULLTEXT_INDEX (Applies to the DROP FULLTEXT INDEX statement and sp_fulltexttable when drop is specified.)
CREATE_FULLTEXT_STOPLIST
ALTER_FULLTEXT_STOPLIST
DROP_FULLTEXT_STOPLIST
CREATE_FUNCTION
ALTER_FUNCTION
DROP_FUNCTION
CREATE_INDEX
ALTER_INDEX (Applies to the ALTER INDEX statement and sp_indexoption.)
DROP_INDEX
CREATE_MASTER_KEY
ALTER_MASTER_KEY
DROP_MASTER_KEY
CREATE_MESSAGE_TYPE
ALTER_MESSAGE_TYPE
DROP_MESSAGE_TYPE
CREATE_PARTITION_FUNCTION
ALTER_PARTITION_FUNCTION
DROP_PARTITION_FUNCTION
CREATE_PARTITION_SCHEME
ALTER_PARTITION_SCHEME
DROP_PARTITION_SCHEME
CREATE_PLAN_GUIDE (Applies to sp_create_plan_guide.)
ALTER_PLAN_GUIDE (Applies to sp_control_plan_guide when ENABLE, ENABLE ALL, DISABLE, or DISABLE ALL is specified.)
DROP_PLAN_GUIDE (Applies to sp_control_plan_guide when DROP or DROP ALL is specified.)
CREATE_PROCEDURE
ALTER_PROCEDURE (Applies to the ALTER PROCEDURE statement and sp_procoption.)
DROP_PROCEDURE
CREATE_QUEUE
ALTER_QUEUE
DROP_QUEUE
CREATE_REMOTE_SERVICE_BINDING
ALTER_REMOTE_SERVICE_BINDING
DROP_REMOTE_SERVICE_BINDING
CREATE_SPATIAL_INDEX
RENAME (Applies to sp_rename)
CREATE_ROLE (Applies to the CREATE ROLE statement, sp_addrole, and sp_addgroup.)
ALTER_ROLE
DROP_ROLE (Applies to the DROP ROLE statement, sp_droprole, and sp_dropgroup.)
ADD_ROLE_MEMBER
DROP_ROLE_MEMBER
CREATE_ROUTE
ALTER_ROUTE
DROP_ROUTE
CREATE_RULE
DROP_RULE
BIND_RULE (Applies to sp_bindrule.)
UNBIND_RULE (Applies to sp_unbindrule.)
CREATE_SCHEMA (Applies to the CREATE SCHEMA statement, sp_addrole, sp_adduser, sp_addgroup, and sp_grantdbaccess.)
ALTER_SCHEMA (Applies to the ALTER SCHEMA statement and sp_changeobjectowner.)
DROP_SCHEMA
CREATE_SEARCH_PROPERTY_LIST
ALTER_SEARCH_PROPERTY_LIST
DROP_SEARCH_PROPERTY_LIST
CREATE_SEQUENCE
ALTER_SEQUENCE
DROP_SEQUENCE
CREATE_SERVER_ROLE
ALTER_SERVER_ROLE
DROP_SERVER_ROLE
CREATE_SERVICE
ALTER_SERVICE
DROP_SERVICE
ALTER_SERVICE_MASTER_KEY
BACKUP_SERVICE_MASTER_KEY
RESTORE_SERVICE_MASTER_KEY
ADD_SIGNATURE (for signature operations on non-schema scoped objects; database, assembly, trigger)
DROP_SIGNATURE
ADD_SIGNATURE_SCHEMA_OBJECT (for schema scoped objects; stored procedures, functions)
DROP_SIGNATURE_SCHEMA_OBJECT
CREATE_SPATIAL_INDEX
ALTER_INDEX can be used for spatial indexes.
DROP_INDEX can be used for spatial indexes.
CREATE_STATISTICS
DROP_STATISTICS
UPDATE_STATISTICS
CREATE_SYMMETRIC_KEY
ALTER_SYMMETRIC_KEY
DROP_SYMMETRIC_KEY
CREATE_SYNONYM
DROP_SYNONYM
CREATE_TABLE
ALTER_TABLE (Applies to the ALTER TABLE statement and sp_tableoption.)
DROP_TABLE
CREATE_TRIGGER
ALTER_TRIGGER (Applies to the ALTER TRIGGER statement and sp_settriggerorder.)
DROP_TRIGGER
CREATE_TYPE (Applies to the CREATE TYPE statement and sp_addtype.)
DROP_TYPE (Applies to the DROP TYPE statement and sp_droptype.)
CREATE_USER (Applies to the CREATE USER statement, sp_adduser, and sp_grantdbaccess.)
ALTER_USER (Applies to ALTER USER statement and sp_change_users_login.)
DROP_USER (Applies to the DROP USER statement, sp_dropuser, and sp_revokedbaccess.)
CREATE_VIEW
ALTER_VIEW
DROP_VIEW
CREATE_XML_INDEX
ALTER_INDEX can be used for XML indexes.
DROP_INDEX can be used for XML indexes.
CREATE_XML_SCHEMA_COLLECTION
ALTER_XML_SCHEMA_COLLECTION
DROP_XML_SCHEMA_COLLECTION
DDL Statements That Have Server Scope
DDL triggers or event notifications can be created to fire in response to the following events when they occur anywhere in the server instance.
ALTER_AUTHORIZATION_SERVER
ALTER_SERVER_CONFIGURATION
ALTER_INSTANCE (Applies to sp_configure and sp_addserver when a local server instance is specified.)
CREATE_AVAILABILITY_GROUP
ALTER_AVAILABILITY_GROUP
DROP_AVAILABILITY_GROUP
CREATE_CREDENTIAL
ALTER_CREDENTIAL
DROP_CREDENTIAL
CREATE_CRYPTOGRAPHIC_PROVIDER
ALTER_CRYPTOGRAPHIC_PROVIDER
DROP_CRYPTOGRAPHIC_PROVIDER
CREATE_DATABASE
ALTER_DATABASE (Applies to the ALTER DATABASE statement and sp_fulltext_database.)
DROP_DATABASE
CREATE_ENDPOINT
ALTER_ENDPOINT
DROP_ENDPOINT
CREATE_EVENT_SESSION
ALTER_EVENT_SESSION
DROP_EVENT_SESSION
CREATE_EXTENDED_PROCEDURE (Applies to sp_addextendedproc.)
DROP_EXTENDED_PROCEDURE (Applies to sp_dropextendedproc.)
CREATE_LINKED_SERVER (Applies to sp_addlinkedserver.)
ALTER_LINKED_SERVER (Applies to sp_serveroption.)
DROP_LINKED_SERVER (Applies to sp_dropserver when a linked server is specified.)
CREATE_LINKED_SERVER_LOGIN (Applies to sp_addlinkedsrvlogin.)
DROP_LINKED_SERVER_LOGIN (Applies to sp_droplinkedsrvlogin.)
CREATE_LOGIN (Applies to the CREATE LOGIN statement, sp_addlogin, sp_grantlogin, xp_grantlogin, and sp_denylogin when used on a nonexistent login that must be implicitly created.)
ALTER_LOGIN (Applies to the ALTER LOGIN statement, sp_defaultdb, sp_defaultlanguage, sp_password, and sp_change_users_login when Auto_Fix is specified.)
DROP_LOGIN (Applies to the DROP LOGIN statement, sp_droplogin, sp_revokelogin, and xp_revokelogin.)
CREATE_MESSAGE (Applies to sp_addmessage.)
ALTER_MESSAGE (Applies to sp_altermessage.)
DROP_MESSAGE (Applies to sp_dropmessage.)
CREATE_REMOTE_SERVER (Applies to sp_addserver.)
ALTER_REMOTE_SERVER (Applies to sp_setnetname.)
DROP_REMOTE_SERVER (Applies to sp_dropserver when a remote server is specified.)
CREATE_RESOURCE_POOL
ALTER_RESOURCE_POOL
DROP_RESOURCE_POOL
GRANT_SERVER
DENY_SERVER
REVOKE_SERVER
ADD_SERVER_ROLE_MEMBER
DROP_SERVER_ROLE_MEMBER
CREATE_SERVER_AUDIT
ALTER_SERVER_AUDIT
DROP_SERVER_AUDIT
CREATE_SERVER_AUDIT_SPECIFICATION
ALTER_SERVER_AUDIT_SPECIFICATION
DROP_SERVER_AUDIT_SPECIFICATION
CREATE_WORKLOAD_GROUP
ALTER_WORKLOAD_GROUP
DROP_WORKLOAD_GROUP
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