SQL - Structured Query Language

ROLLBACK Transaction



ROLLBACK Transaction is an explicit or implicit transaction to the beginning of the transaction, or to a SAVEPOINT inside the transaction. ROLLBACK Transaction is used to erase all data modifications made from the start of the transaction or to a SAVEPOINT.
Syntax

-- Syntax --

 

ROLLBACK { TRAN | TRANSACTION }

     [ transaction_name | @tran_name_variable

     | savepoint_name | @savepoint_variable ]

[ ; ]


Transaction_Name
Transaction_Name is the name assigned to the transaction on BEGIN Transaction. Transaction_Name must conform to the rules for identifiers.
@tran_name_variable
@tran_name_variable is the name of a user-defined variable containing a valid transaction name. The variable must be declared with a char, varchar, nchar, or nvarchar data type.
Savepoint_Name
Savepoint_Name is savepoint_name from a SAVE TRANSACTION statement. Savepoint_Name must conform to the rules of identifiers.
@savepoint_variable
@savepoint_variable is name of a user-defined variable containing a valid savepoint name. The variable must be declared with a char, varchar, nchar, or nvarchar data type.
The following example is used to delete particular Employee record and recover from deleted record information.

-- Example 68 --

 

SELECT * FROM EMP

 

BEGIN TRANSACTION MyTransaction

 

DELETE FROM EMP WHERE Emp_Code = 501;

 

ROLLBACK TRANSACTION MyTransaction

GO

 

SELECT * FROM EMP


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