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Asked: 2026-05-26T00:56:42+00:00

Why doesn’t the following work? INSERT INTO dbo.Pending_Break (Pending_Pod_ID, Break_Date_Time, Break_Length, Booked_Length) OUTPUT INSERTED.Pending_BH_ID

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Why doesn’t the following work?

INSERT INTO dbo.Pending_Break 
  (Pending_Pod_ID, Break_Date_Time, Break_Length, Booked_Length)            
OUTPUT INSERTED.Pending_BH_ID -- This is the inserted identity
     , INSERTED.Pending_Pod_ID
     , INSERTED.Break_Name
     , INSERTED.Break_Date_Time
     , pb.PENDING_BH_ID  -- complains on this one
  INTO #InsertedPendingBreaks
 SELECT ippod.Pending_Pod_ID,  
        pb.Break_Date_Time
        pb.break_length,  
        0
   FROM PendingBreak pb
   JOIN InsertedPod ippod ON ...

Can I not use anything other than Inserted or Deleted in the OUTPUT clause?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The inserted and deleted tables are available only in DML triggers. I’m not sure if you just pulled a code snippet out of a trigger, but if that is a standalone batch then it won’t work.

    Also, there is no updated table. An update is a delete and then an insert for this. deleted contains the old data and inserted contains the new data on an UPDATE.

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