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# Azure Function SQL Trigger: how to use it (and why it can be useful in your Business Central projects)

[Read the post](https://demiliani.com/2025/05/08/azure-function-sql-trigger-how-to-use-it-and-why-it-can-be-useful-in-your-business-central-projects/) · Stefano Demiliani (Stefano Demiliani, MVP) · 2025-05-08 · 705 words · tier community · reviewed (checked by Opus)

> Azure SQL Triggers for Azure Functions enable real-time event-driven integrations with Business Central by automatically triggering a function when data changes occur in a SQL database. The post demonstrates setup, implementation, and testing of SQL change tracking to synchronize external application data with Business Central.

## Key points

- Azure SQL Trigger Binding uses SQL change tracking to detect INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE operations on monitored tables
- Enable change tracking on the database and table using T-SQL before configuring the Azure Function trigger
- Create an Azure Function using the SqlTriggerBindingIsolated template with .NET 8 Isolated runtime
- The solution enables serverless, event-driven integrations where external systems can push data to Business Central automatically when changes occur

## Context

- Features: Azure SQL Triggers for Azure Functions, SQL change tracking, event-driven applications, real-time data synchronization
- Versions: .NET 8 Isolated LTS, SQL Server 2016-2022

Source: Stefano Demiliani, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.