Merge pull request #37083 from WilliamDAssafMSFT/20260416-dateadd-bigint-ga

20260416 DATEADD support for BIGINT was GA in Nov2025

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

azure-sql/database/doc-changes-updates-release-notes-whats-new.md

@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ The following table lists the features of Azure SQL Database that are currently
 | **Availability metric**| Availability is now a metric in the Azure Monitor metrics. Driven by a variety of user connection failures, you can [monitor and configure alerts on Azure SQL Database Availability](monitoring-metrics-alerts.md#availability-metric). |
 | **Automatic index compaction** | [Automatic index compaction](/sql/relational-databases/indexes/automatic-index-compaction) helps you reduce the consumption of storage space, disk I/O, memory, and improve workload performance without investing time and effort into index maintenance jobs. |
 |**Change event streaming** | Capture and publish incremental DML changes of data (such as updates, inserts, and deletes) in near real-time. Change event streaming sends details of data changes such as the schema, previous values, and new values to Azure Event Hubs in a simple CloudEvent, serialized as either native JSON or Avro Binary. To learn more, review [Change event streaming](/sql/relational-databases/track-changes/change-event-streaming/overview). |
-| **DATEADD number allows bigint** | For `DATEADD (datepart, number, date)`, number can be expressed as a **bigint**. For more information, see [DATEADD (Transact-SQL)](/sql/t-sql/functions/dateadd-transact-sql).|
 | **Database watcher for Azure SQL** |[Database watcher](../database-watcher-overview.md) is a managed monitoring solution for database services in the Azure SQL family. Database watcher collects in-depth workload monitoring data to give you a detailed view of database performance, configuration, and health. Learn more about [database watcher](https://aka.ms/dbwatcher-preview-announcement). |
 | **Data Virtualization for Azure SQL Database** |Data virtualization, now in preview in Azure SQL Database, enables you to leverage all the power of Transact-SQL (T-SQL) and seamlessly query external data from Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 or Azure Blob Storage. For more information, see [Data virtualization with Azure SQL Database (Preview)](data-virtualization-overview.md).|
 | **Elastic queries** | The [elastic queries](elastic-query-overview.md) feature allows for cross-database queries in Azure SQL Database. |
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ The following table lists features of Azure SQL Database that have been made gen
 
 | Feature | GA Month | Details |
 | --- | --- | --- |
+| **DATEADD number allows bigint** | November 2025 | For `DATEADD (datepart, number, date)`, number can be expressed as a **bigint**. For more information, see [DATEADD (Transact-SQL)](/sql/t-sql/functions/dateadd-transact-sql).|
 | **Regular expression functions** | November 2025 | Regular expression (REGEX) functions return text based on values in a search pattern. [Regular expressions](/sql/relational-databases/regular-expressions/overview). |
 | **Immutable LTR backups** | November 2025 | You can [configure long-term retention backups of Azure SQL Database as immutable](backup-immutability.md) with time-based immutability. | 
 | **Convert to Hyperscale with geo-replicas** | October 2025 | The ability to [convert a geo-replicated database non-Hyperscale database to Hyperscale](convert-to-hyperscale.md) using T-SQL, REST API, PowerShell, or Azure CLI is now generally available. For more information, see [Blog: Hyperscale conversion support for geo-replicas](https://aka.ms/hs-conversion-geodr-ga). |

azure-sql/managed-instance/doc-changes-updates-release-notes-whats-new.md

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ The following table lists the features of Azure SQL Managed Instance that are cu
 | [Automatic index compaction](/sql/relational-databases/indexes/automatic-index-compaction) | Reduce the consumption of storage space, disk I/O, memory, and improve workload performance without investing time and effort into index maintenance jobs. |
 | [Change event streaming](/sql/relational-databases/track-changes/change-event-streaming/overview) | Capture and publish incremental DML changes of data (such as updates, inserts, and deletes) in near real-time. Change event streaming sends details of data changes such as the schema, previous values, and new values to Azure Event Hubs in a simple CloudEvent, serialized as either native JSON or Avro Binary. |
 |[Database watcher for Azure SQL](../database-watcher-overview.md) | Database watcher is a managed monitoring solution for database services in the Azure SQL family. Database watcher collects in-depth workload monitoring data to give you a detailed view of database performance, configuration, and health. Learn more about [database watcher](https://aka.ms/dbwatcher-preview-announcement).|
-|[DATEADD number allows bigint](/sql/t-sql/functions/dateadd-transact-sql) | For `DATEADD (datepart, number, date)`, number can be expressed as a **bigint**.|
 |[Endpoint policies](./service-endpoint-policies-configure.md) | Configure which Azure Storage accounts can be accessed from a SQL Managed Instance subnet. Grants an extra layer of protection against inadvertent or malicious data exfiltration.|
 |[Modernization Advisor](../virtual-machines/modernization-advisor.md) | Use the Modernization Advisor in the Azure portal to help you determine if migrating to Azure SQL Managed Instance from a SQL Server VM saves you money or optimizes performance. |
 |[SDK-style SQL project](/sql/tools/sql-database-projects/sql-database-projects) | Use [Microsoft.Build.Sql](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Build.Sql) for SDK-style SQL projects in the SQL Database Projects extension in Visual Studio Code. SDK-style SQL projects are especially advantageous for applications shipped through pipelines or built in cross-platform environments.|
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ The following table lists features of Azure SQL Managed Instance that have been
 | ---| --- |--- |
 |[Block T-SQL CRUD commands](../database/block-crud-tsql.md) | March 2026 | Azure administrators can block T-SQL commands to create or modify Azure SQL resources. |
 |[SQL Server 2025 update policy](update-policy.md#sql-server-2025-update-policy) | March 2026 | Align your SQL managed instance database format with the SQL Server 2025 database engine. | 
+|[DATEADD number allows bigint](/sql/t-sql/functions/dateadd-transact-sql) | November 2025 | For `DATEADD (datepart, number, date)`, number can be expressed as a **bigint**.|
 |[Regular expression functions](/sql/relational-databases/regular-expressions/overview) | November 2025 | Regular expression (REGEX) functions return text based on values in a search pattern. |
 |[Flexible memory](resource-limits.md#flexible-memory) | November 2025 | Save on cost by choosing the memory allocation for your [Next-gen General Purpose](service-tiers-next-gen-general-purpose-use.md) instance based on your workload needs.|
 |[Next-gen General Purpose](service-tiers-next-gen-general-purpose-use.md) | November 2025 | An architectural upgrade of the General Purpose service tier that uses [Elastic SAN storage](/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-introduction) for greater resource flexibility, and improved performance while maintaining the same baseline cost as the General Purpose service tier.  |