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Re: Using insert statements in triggers and functions

From: Mark D Powell <Mark.Powell_at_eds.com>
Date: 15 Jul 2005 07:14:34 -0700
Message-ID: <1121436874.404051.315370@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>


As AK aludes there are some possible drawbacks to overuse: data inconsistencies, self-locking, and strange errors, but Autonomous transactions are useful in several circumstances besides just error logging. Another valid use is auditing where attempts to change a record (row) are logged and not just commited changes.

HTH -- Mark D Powell -- Received on Fri Jul 15 2005 - 09:14:34 CDT

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