SQL Server Error Msg Setting finite retention period failed on system-versioned temporal table ‘%.*ls’ because the history table ‘%.*ls’ does not contain required clustered index. Consider creating a clustered columnstore or B-tree index starting with the column that matches end of SYSTEM_TIME period, on the history table. – 16

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “Setting finite retention period failed on system-versioned temporal table ‘%.*ls’ because the history table ‘%.*ls’ does not contain required clustered index. Consider creating a clustered columnstore or B-tree index starting with the column that matches end of SYSTEM_TIME period, on the history table. – 16” in Microsoft SQL Server, the reason why it appears and the solution to fix it.

SQL Server Error Message

Setting finite retention period failed on system-versioned temporal table ‘%.*ls’ because the history table ‘%.*ls’ does not contain required clustered index. Consider creating a clustered columnstore or B-tree index starting with the column that matches end of SYSTEM_TIME period, on the history table. – 16

Reason for the Error

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Solution

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