diff --git a/4dev/database/function/set_generic.sql b/4dev/database/function/set_generic.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9ee552e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/4dev/database/function/set_generic.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+-- adds the created or updated date tags
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION set_generic() RETURNS TRIGGER AS '
+	BEGIN
+		IF TG_OP = ''INSERT'' THEN
+			NEW.date_created := ''now'';
+		ELSIF TG_OP = ''UPDATE'' THEN
+			NEW.date_updated := ''now'';
+		END IF;
+		RETURN NEW;
+	END;
+' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
diff --git a/4dev/database/table/edit_generic.sql b/4dev/database/table/edit_generic.sql
index dfbbc791..88c80f22 100644
--- a/4dev/database/table/edit_generic.sql
+++ b/4dev/database/table/edit_generic.sql
@@ -9,7 +9,5 @@
 CREATE TABLE edit_generic (
 	eg_status	INT,
 	date_created	TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIME ZONE DEFAULT clock_timestamp(),
-	date_updated	TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIME ZONE,
-	user_created	VARCHAR(25) DEFAULT CURRENT_USER,
-	user_updated	VARCHAR(25)
+	date_updated	TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIME ZONE
 );
diff --git a/4dev/database/table/edit_log.sql b/4dev/database/table/edit_log.sql
index dd337ac2..ec7f2c1f 100644
--- a/4dev/database/table/edit_log.sql
+++ b/4dev/database/table/edit_log.sql
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ CREATE TABLE edit_log (
 	edit_log_id	SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
 	username	VARCHAR,
 	password	VARCHAR,
-	event_date	TIMESTAMP(0) WITHOUT TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+	event_date	TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
 	ip	VARCHAR,
 	error	TEXT,
 	event	TEXT,
diff --git a/4dev/database/table/generic.sql b/4dev/database/table/generic.sql
index 8e946ef7..196ba4bf 100644
--- a/4dev/database/table/generic.sql
+++ b/4dev/database/table/generic.sql
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_generic;
 CREATE TABLE generic (
-	row_status	INT,
 	date_created	TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIME ZONE DEFAULT clock_timestamp(),
-	date_updated	TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIME ZONE,
-	user_created	VARCHAR(25) DEFAULT CURRENT_USER,
-	user_updated	VARCHAR(25)
+	date_updated	TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIME ZONE
 );
diff --git a/www/admin/class_test.php b/www/admin/class_test.php
index 6270e4f5..f8a7fad8 100644
--- a/www/admin/class_test.php
+++ b/www/admin/class_test.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?
-	$DEBGU_ALL_OVERRIDE = 0; // set to 1 to debug on live/remote server locations
+	$DEBUG_ALL_OVERRIDE = 0; // set to 1 to debug on live/remote server locations
 	$DEBUG_ALL = 1;
 	$PRINT_ALL = 1;
 	$DB_DEBUG = 1;