If you are on 8i then the keywords to look for are autonomous transaction.
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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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"Tweetie Pooh" <tp601553_at_cia.gov> wrote in message
news:Xns91AE933DC4C4TweetiePooh_at_62.253.162.105...
> I just got back from sick leave and found that a developer has added a
> trigger to a database I run.
>
> I am not a hot tonto DBA type and need a pointer.
>
> The problem is that this trigger is not very smart.
>
> I update records in one of my tables. This trigger detects this change
(flag
> value) and copies part of the record into one of his tables. His schema
is
> duff and the trigger may attempt to break a unique constraint in his
table.
>
> His trigger failing then causes my transaction to fail. I have disabled
his
> trigger until I can check with the developer what he is really upto and to
> help him better his schema. Is there a (simple) way so that if his
trigger
> does fail it doesn't stop my transaction? If yes where can I find
details?
>
> (I'm sure google can help but how do I state the problem so I get a
managable
> list of solutions).
>
> We don't have printed manuals and only have the single server at the
moment.
> The data is collected from automatted systems and may be used in
legal/police
> matters so we can't afford to play with it too much.
>
> TIA
Received on Thu Feb 07 2002 - 09:08:02 CST
