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