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Applies to: 
SQL Server 2025 (17.x) Preview
Enables change event streaming at the database level for the current database context. Change event streaming (CES) was introduced in SQL Server 2025 (17.x) Preview.
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Change event streaming is currently in preview for SQL Server 2025 (17.x) Preview.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
sp_enable_event_stream
Return code values
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
Permissions
A user with CONTROL database permissions, db_owner database role membership, or sysadmin server role membership can execute this procedure.