sp_helptrigger (Transact-SQL)

SQL Server 2012

Returns the type or types of DML triggers defined on the specified table for the current database. sp_helptrigger cannot be used with DDL triggers. Query the system stored procedures catalog view instead.

Topic link icon Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

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sp_helptrigger [ @tabname = ] 'table' 
     [ , [ @triggertype = ] 'type' ]

[ @tabname= ] 'table'

Is the name of the table in the current database for which to return trigger information. table is nvarchar(776), with no default.

[ @triggertype= ] 'type'

Is the type of DML trigger to return information about. type is char(6), with a default of NULL, and can be one of these values.

Value

Description

DELETE

Returns DELETE trigger information.

INSERT

Returns INSERT trigger information.

UPDATE

Returns UPDATE trigger information.

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

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 trigger

0=Not an UPDATE trigger

isdelete

int

1=DELETE trigger

0=Not a DELETE trigger

isinsert

int

1=INSERT trigger

0=Not an INSERT trigger

isafter

int

1=AFTER trigger

0=Not an AFTER trigger

isinsteadof

int

1=INSTEAD OF trigger

0=Not an INSTEAD OF trigger

trigger_schema

sysname

Name of the schema to which the trigger belongs.

Requires Metadata Visibility Configuration permission on the table.

The following example executes sp_helptrigger to produce information about the trigger(s) on the Person.Person table.

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USE AdventureWorks2012;
GO
EXEC sp_helptrigger 'Person.Person';
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