<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="security" content="public" /> <meta name="Robots" content="index,follow" /> <meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true r (cz 1 lz 1 nz 1 oz 1 vz 1) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0) "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l gen true r (SS~~000 1))' /> <meta name="DC.Type" content="concept" /> <meta name="DC.Title" content="External triggers" /> <meta name="abstract" content="For an external trigger, the program containing the set of trigger actions can be defined in any supported high level language that creates a *PGM object." /> <meta name="description" content="For an external trigger, the program containing the set of trigger actions can be defined in any supported high level language that creates a *PGM object." /> <meta name="DC.subject" content="trigger, external trigger" /> <meta name="keywords" content="trigger, external trigger" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="rbafydb2triggers.htm" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="rbafysystrigexample.htm" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="../dbp/rbaforzahftra.htm" /> <meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1998, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Rights.Owner" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1998, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Format" content="XHTML" /> <meta name="DC.Identifier" content="rbafysystrig" /> <meta name="DC.Language" content="en-us" /> <!-- All rights reserved. Licensed Materials Property of IBM --> <!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights --> <!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by --> <!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ibmdita.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ic.css" /> <title>External triggers</title> </head> <body id="rbafysystrig"><a name="rbafysystrig"><!-- --></a> <!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <h1 class="topictitle1">External triggers</h1> <div><p>For an external trigger, the program containing the set of trigger actions can be defined in any supported high level language that creates a *PGM object.</p> <p>The trigger program can have SQL embedded in it. To define an external trigger, you must create a trigger program and add it to a table using the ADDPFTRG CL command or you can add it using iSeries™ Navigator. To add a trigger to a table, you must:</p> <ul><li>Identify the table</li> <li>Identify the kind of operation</li> <li>Identify the program that performs the actions that you want.</li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul class="ullinks"> <li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbafysystrigexample.htm">External trigger example program</a></strong><br /> This topic contains a sample external trigger program, which is written in ILE C, with embedded SQL.</li> </ul> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbafydb2triggers.htm" title="A trigger is a set of actions that are run automatically when a specified change operation is performed on a specified table or view. The change operation can be an SQL INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statement, or an insert, update, or delete high-level language statement in an application program. Triggers are useful for tasks such as enforcing business rules, validating input data, and keeping an audit trail.">Triggers</a></div> </div> <div class="relinfo"><strong>Related information</strong><br /> <div><a href="../dbp/rbaforzahftra.htm">Triggering automatic events in your database</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>