We call them Journal tables. Great technique. OraCop
--- "Lisa R. Clary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since we are in the medical records business, we too > have the same > guideline. What we do, is create an exact table > replica (we call it an > archive table and it does not have constraints) to > which before every insert > and update on the primary table, sends the row data > to the archive table. It > stores the modifier and sysdate as well, so we have > a complete history of > revision. We don't allow deletes through users, only > through dbas so that we > can audit removals. Doing it this way eliminates > that possibility of the > fudge-factor on revisions/deletions. And when you > are audited---it is a > wonderful thing! > > lc > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 11:49 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > This is for FDA regulation compliance. The audit > records need to show every change made to the > source table in order of change. > WHile audit the table will show who changed the > record, it won't show what was changed. > > Steve > > > --- Yechiel Adar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In my browsing of the oracle docs I came across > > a sql statement call > > AUDITING. > > Why invent triggers when oracle does the work > > for you? > > > > Yechiel Adar > > Mehish > > ----- Original Message ----- > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 6:59 PM > > > > > > > Listers, > > > > > > Oracle 8.1.7 > > > > > > I am looking for any whitepaper(s) that can > > > provide guidelines on the creation, use, > > > performance and limitations of triggers. > > > > > > I need to create triggers on possibly 45 > > tables > > > for auditing purposes. The first draft > > > requirements document indicates denormalizing > > > data and generating data for null columns > > using > > > the triggers (yeah, bad ideas). I prefer to > > make > > > them as simple as possible and would like to > > have > > > the best arguments against doing it the way > > the > > > requirements suggest. > > > > > > TIA, > > > > > > Steve Haas > > > > > > "Opinions, real or imagined, are mine." > > > > > > -- > > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > > http://www.orafaq.com > > > -- > > > Author: Steven Haas > > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 > > http://www.fatcity.com > > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list > > and web hosting services > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, > > send an E-Mail message > > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling > > of 'ListGuru') and in > > > the message BODY, include a line containing: > > UNSUB ORACLE-L > > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be > > removed from). 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