Re: any default columns for tracking / auditing purpose

> On Nov 20, 2021, at 6:50 AM, Sanjay Minni <sanjay(dot)minni(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> In Postgres 12 and up, are there any default columns available which could be useful for tracking / auditing purposes ?
> e.g.
> - real user who entered / updated the data
> - timestamp when data was updated / entered
> where can i get a list of such default columns (if any) - which could be accessed easily in user applications.
>
> also what is the usual practice in creating userID's in a large multi-tenanted applications with highly dynamically changing users (e.g students who enroll and go off after some sometime), with all users having the same access -
> is a different userID created in the system for each user or is a common postgresID used by the application and the application is responsible for tracking individual users with its own userID. (this will reduce system overhead)
>
Never ever re-use an id. There are lots of them. If you need lots and lots of them use UUID.

> with warm regards
> Sanjay
>