ROLLBACK TRANSACTION Statement [T-SQL]

Syntax

ROLLBACK TRANSACTION [ savepoint-name ]

Examples

• Example 1 – Return five rows with values 10, 20, and so on. The effect of the delete, but not the prior inserts or update, is undone by the ROLLBACK TRANSACTION statement:

  BEGIN

       SELECT row_num INTO #tmp 

       FROM sa_rowgenerator( 1, 5 ) 

       UPDATE #tmp SET row_num=row_num*10

       SAVE TRANSACTION before_delete

       DELETE FROM #tmp WHERE row_num >= 3

       ROLLBACK TRANSACTION before_delete

       SELECT * FROM #tmp

  END

Usage

ROLLBACK TRANSACTION undoes any changes that have been made since a savepoint was established using SAVE TRANSACTION. Changes made prior to the SAVE TRANSACTION are not undone; they are still pending.

The savepoint-name is an identifier that was specified on a SAVE TRANSACTION statement within the current transaction. If savepoint-name is omitted, all outstanding changes are rolled back. Any savepoints since the named savepoint are automatically released.

There must be a corresponding SAVE TRANSACTION within the current transaction.

Standards

Permissions

There must be a corresponding SAVE TRANSACTION within the current transaction.