Since 2008, XACT_STATE includes system transactions, so it works correctly in triggers. But: -- XACT_STATE = 0 PRINT 'XACT_STATE = ' + CONVERT(varchar(11), XACT_STATE()); -- XACT_STATE = 1 PRINT CONCAT('XACT_STATE = ', XACT_STATE()); 😲
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