以下示例是一个之后行级触发器。当插入一个新员工行时,该触发器会将一个新行添加到该员工的jobhist表中。当更新一个现有员工时,该触发器会将最新jobhist行的enddate列(以前enddate被视为空值)设置为当前日期,并插入一个包含该员工的新信息的新jobhist行。

最后,触发器会向empchglog表添加包含相应操作描述的一行。

CREATE TABLE empchglog (
    chg_date        DATE,
    chg_desc        VARCHAR2(30)
);
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER emp_chg_trig
    AFTER INSERT OR UPDATE OR DELETE ON emp
    FOR EACH ROW
DECLARE
    v_empno         emp.empno%TYPE;
    v_deptno        emp.deptno%TYPE;
    v_dname         dept.dname%TYPE;
    v_action        VARCHAR2(7);
    v_chgdesc       jobhist.chgdesc%TYPE;
BEGIN
    IF INSERTING THEN
        v_action := 'Added';
        v_empno := :NEW.empno;
        v_deptno := :NEW.deptno;
        INSERT INTO jobhist VALUES (:NEW.empno, SYSDATE, NULL,
            :NEW.job, :NEW.sal, :NEW.comm, :NEW.deptno, 'New Hire');
    ELSIF UPDATING THEN
        v_action := 'Updated';
        v_empno := :NEW.empno;
        v_deptno := :NEW.deptno;
        v_chgdesc := '';
        IF NVL(:OLD.ename, '-null-') != NVL(:NEW.ename, '-null-') THEN
            v_chgdesc := v_chgdesc || 'name, ';
        END IF;
        IF NVL(:OLD.job, '-null-') != NVL(:NEW.job, '-null-') THEN
            v_chgdesc := v_chgdesc || 'job, ';
        END IF;
        IF NVL(:OLD.sal, -1) != NVL(:NEW.sal, -1) THEN
            v_chgdesc := v_chgdesc || 'salary, ';
        END IF;
        IF NVL(:OLD.comm, -1) != NVL(:NEW.comm, -1) THEN
            v_chgdesc := v_chgdesc || 'commission, ';
        END IF;
        IF NVL(:OLD.deptno, -1) != NVL(:NEW.deptno, -1) THEN
            v_chgdesc := v_chgdesc || 'department, ';
        END IF;
        v_chgdesc := 'Changed ' || RTRIM(v_chgdesc, ', ');
        UPDATE jobhist SET enddate = SYSDATE WHERE empno = :OLD.empno
            AND enddate IS NULL;
        INSERT INTO jobhist VALUES (:NEW.empno, SYSDATE, NULL,
            :NEW.job, :NEW.sal, :NEW.comm, :NEW.deptno, v_chgdesc);
    ELSIF DELETING THEN
        v_action := 'Deleted';
        v_empno := :OLD.empno;
        v_deptno := :OLD.deptno;
    END IF;

    INSERT INTO empchglog VALUES (SYSDATE,
        v_action || ' employee # ' || v_empno);
END;

在下面显示的第一个命令序列中,使用两个单独的INSERT命令添加了两个员工,然后使用单个UPDATE命令对这两名员工进行了更新。jobhist表的内容显示触发器操作为每个受影响行执行一次:两个新员工的两个新录用条目和这两个员工的更新后佣金的两个更改后佣金记录。此外,empchglog表还显示触发器总共触发了四次,为针对这两行的每项操作分别触发一次。

INSERT INTO emp VALUES (9003,'PETERS','ANALYST',7782,SYSDATE,5000.00,NULL,40);

INSERT INTO emp VALUES (9004,'AIKENS','ANALYST',7782,SYSDATE,4500.00,NULL,40);

UPDATE emp SET comm = sal * 1.1 WHERE empno IN (9003, 9004);

SELECT * FROM jobhist WHERE empno IN (9003, 9004);

     EMPNO STARTDATE ENDDATE   JOB              SAL       COMM     DEPTNO CHGDESC
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------
      9003 31-MAR-05 31-MAR-05 ANALYST         5000                    40 New Hire
      9004 31-MAR-05 31-MAR-05 ANALYST         4500                    40 New Hire
      9003 31-MAR-05           ANALYST         5000       5500         40 Changed commission
      9004 31-MAR-05           ANALYST         4500       4950         40 Changed commission

SELECT * FROM empchglog;

CHG_DATE  CHG_DESC
--------- ------------------------------
31-MAR-05 Added employee # 9003
31-MAR-05 Added employee # 9004
31-MAR-05 Updated employee # 9003
31-MAR-05 Updated employee # 9004

最后,使用单个DELETE命令将这两个员工删除。现在,empchglog表显示触发器触发了两次,为每个删除的员工分别触发一次。

DELETE FROM emp WHERE empno IN (9003, 9004);

SELECT * FROM empchglog;

CHG_DATE  CHG_DESC
--------- ------------------------------
31-MAR-05 Added employee # 9003
31-MAR-05 Added employee # 9004
31-MAR-05 Updated employee # 9003
31-MAR-05 Updated employee # 9004
31-MAR-05 Deleted employee # 9003
31-MAR-05 Deleted employee # 9004