ALTER TRIGGER Statement
The ALTER TRIGGER statement enables, disables, compiles, or renames a database trigger.
Note:
This statement does not change the declaration or definition of an existing trigger. To redeclare or redefine a trigger, use the "CREATE TRIGGER Statement" with theOR REPLACE clause.If the trigger is in the SYS schema, you must be connected as SYSDBA. Otherwise, the trigger must be in your schema or you must have ALTER ANY TRIGGER system privilege.
In addition, to alter a trigger on DATABASE, you must have the ADMINISTER DATABASE TRIGGER system privilege.
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Name of the schema containing the trigger. Default: your schema.
Name of the trigger to be altered.
Enables the trigger.
Disables the trigger.
Renames the trigger without changing its state.
When you rename a trigger, the database rebuilds the remembered source of the trigger in the USER_SOURCE, ALL_SOURCE, and DBA_SOURCE static data dictionary views. As a result, comments and formatting may change in the TEXT column of those views even though the trigger source did not change.
Recompiles the trigger, whether it is valid or invalid.
First, if any of the objects upon which the trigger depends are invalid, the database recompiles them.
If the database recompiles the trigger successfully, then the trigger becomes valid. Otherwise, the database returns an error and the trigger remains invalid.
During recompilation, the database drops all persistent compiler switch settings, retrieves them again from the session, and stores them after compilation. To avoid this process, specify REUSE SETTINGS.
Has the same behavior for a trigger as it does for a function. See "DEBUG".
See Also:
Oracle Database Advanced Application Developer's Guide for information about debugging a trigger using the same facilities available for stored subprogramsHas the same behavior for a trigger as it does for a function. See REUSE SETTINGS.
Has the same behavior for a trigger as it does for a function. See the ALTER FUNCTION "compiler_parameters_clause".
Disabling Triggers: Example The sample schema hr has a trigger named update_job_history created on the employees table. The trigger fires whenever an UPDATE statement changes an employee's job_id. The trigger inserts into the job_history table a row that contains the employee's ID, begin and end date of the last job, and the job ID and department.
When this trigger is created, the database enables it automatically. You can subsequently disable the trigger with this statement:
ALTER TRIGGER update_job_history DISABLE;
When the trigger is disabled, the database does not fire the trigger when an UPDATE statement changes an employee's job.
Enabling Triggers: Example After disabling the trigger, you can subsequently enable it with this statement:
ALTER TRIGGER update_job_history ENABLE;
After you reenable the trigger, the database fires the trigger whenever an UPDATE statement changes an employee's job. If an employee's job is updated while the trigger is disabled, then the database does not automatically fire the trigger for this employee until another transaction changes the job_id again.