Setting a JPA timestamp column to be generated by the database?

Question

In my SQL Server 2000 database, I have a timestamp (in function not in data type) column of type DATETIME named lastTouched set to getdate()<

Answer 1

Add the @CreationTimestamp annotation:

@CreationTimestamp
@Column(name="timestamp", nullable = false, updatable = false, insertable = false)
private Timestamp timestamp;