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Additionally, you can enable or disable a trigger on a physical database file.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></p> <div class="section"> <p><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />A trigger is a set of actions that run automatically when a specified change operation is performed on a specified database file. In this discussion, a table is a physical file. The change or read operation can be an insert, update, or delete high-level language statement in an application program, or an SQL INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statement.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></p> <p>To add a trigger, follow these steps:</p> </div> <ol><li><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" /><span>From <span class="keyword">iSeries Navigator</span>, expand your server <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Database</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Schemas</span></span>.</span><img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></li> <li><span>Click the library that contains the table to which you want to add the trigger. </span></li> <li><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" /><span>Right-click the table to which you want to add the trigger and click <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">New</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Trigger</span></span>.</span><img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></li> <li><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" /><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">External</span> to add a system trigger.</span><img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></li> <li><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" /><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">SQL</span> to add an SQL trigger.</span><img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></li> </ol> </div> <div> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbaforzahftrb.htm" title="These topics discuss how to create and work with trigger programs.">Create trigger programs</a></div> </div> <div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br /> <div><a href="rbaforzahftra.htm" title="A trigger is a set of actions that run automatically when a specified change or read operation is performed on a specified database file. On iSeries, you define a set of trigger actions in any supported high-level language.">Trigger automatic events in your database</a></div> <div><a href="../sqlp/rbafysqltrig.htm">SQL triggers</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>