IF ( select count(sc.table_id) from sys.syscolumn as sc == sys.systable as st where LCase(st.table_name)= LCase('Admin') and LCase(sc.column_name)= LCase('CreateDate') ) = 0 then alter table Admin add "CreateDate" timestamp end if; GO Update Admin set CreateDate = (select min(LastChanged) from Admin); GO IF (EXISTS(Select * from sys.systrigger where LCase(trigger_name) = LCase('Trig_Admin_CreateDate'))) THEN Drop trigger Trig_Admin_CreateDate END IF GO create trigger Trig_Admin_CreateDate before insert order 2 on DBA.Admin referencing new as new_ for each row when(new_.CreateDate is null) begin set new_.CreateDate = current timestamp end