-- created_at column previously had a default value in localtime which can result in timezone discrepancy, we are -- changing it to UTC time. -- Please note that we don't know the name of the default value constraint, that is why the query first fetches the name -- from sys.default_constraints and then removes the default value constraint. Then we add a different default value to -- the column created_at. DECLARE @EventLogConstraintName nvarchar(200) SELECT @EventLogConstraintName = name FROM sys.default_constraints WHERE parent_object_id = object_id('hdb_catalog.event_log') AND parent_column_id = columnproperty(object_id('hdb_catalog.event_log'), 'created_at', 'ColumnId') IF @EventLogConstraintName IS NOT NULL EXEC('ALTER TABLE hdb_catalog.event_log DROP CONSTRAINT ' + @EventLogConstraintName) ALTER TABLE hdb_catalog.event_log ADD CONSTRAINT event_log_created_at_default_value DEFAULT SYSDATETIMEOFFSET() AT TIME ZONE 'UTC' FOR created_at; -- Please note that we don't know the name of the default value constraint, that is why the query first fetches the name -- from sys.default_constraints and then removes the default value constraint. Then we add a different default value to -- the column created_at. DECLARE @EventInvocationLogConstraintName nvarchar(200) SELECT @EventInvocationLogConstraintName = name FROM sys.default_constraints WHERE parent_object_id = object_id('hdb_catalog.event_invocation_logs') AND parent_column_id = columnproperty(object_id('hdb_catalog.event_invocation_logs'), 'created_at', 'ColumnId') IF @EventInvocationLogConstraintName IS NOT NULL EXEC('ALTER TABLE hdb_catalog.event_invocation_logs DROP CONSTRAINT ' + @EventInvocationLogConstraintName) ALTER TABLE hdb_catalog.event_invocation_logs ADD CONSTRAINT event_invocation_logs_created_at_default_value DEFAULT SYSDATETIMEOFFSET() AT TIME ZONE 'UTC' FOR created_at;