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Asked: June 4, 20262026-06-04T22:56:34+00:00 2026-06-04T22:56:34+00:00

Is there a way to define a datetime column and populate it automatically when

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Is there a way to define a datetime column and populate it automatically when a row is inserted, without having to use a trigger?

The value would be the point in time when the row was inserted.

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    2026-06-04T22:56:36+00:00Added an answer on June 4, 2026 at 10:56 pm

    Yes use a default constraint:

    mydatecolumn datetime 
        constraint DF_myDate DEFAULT (getdate())
    
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