That is exactly what my design would be given the option. Thanks for concurring.
I have also been asked if the trigger can fire off a pop-up box in the app to ask for a reason for change that needs to be in the audit record as well. Yeah, really... that's what they want. Another option suggested for tables with heavy updates is to record the full insert and only the column deltas on updates. Okay, lets compare all 87 columns to see if the new value is the same as the old value. Just throw all kinds of junk in the trigger so it effects its performance. My origianl question was for any links to whitepapers on trigger devlopment. Thanks... Steve --- "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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