trigger sql server code example

Example 1: how use trigger in sql

CREATE TRIGGER Product_Details_tr 
BEFORE INSERT ON Product_Details 
FOR EACH ROW 
SET NEW.User_ID = CURRENT_USER();

Example 2: what is a trigger in sql

-- SQL Server Syntax  
-- Trigger on an INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statement to a table or view (DML Trigger)  
  
CREATE [ OR ALTER ] TRIGGER [ schema_name . ]trigger_name   
ON { table | view }   
[ WITH <dml_trigger_option> [ ,...n ] ]  
{ FOR | AFTER | INSTEAD OF }   
{ [ INSERT ] [ , ] [ UPDATE ] [ , ] [ DELETE ] }   
[ WITH APPEND ]  
[ NOT FOR REPLICATION ]   
AS { sql_statement  [ ; ] [ ,...n ] | EXTERNAL NAME <method specifier [ ; ] > }  
  
<dml_trigger_option> ::=  
    [ ENCRYPTION ]  
    [ EXECUTE AS Clause ]  
  
<method_specifier> ::=  
    assembly_name.class_name.method_name

Example 3: mssql trigger examples

CREATE TRIGGER trigger_name   
ON { Table name or view name }   
[ WITH <Options> ]  
{ FOR | AFTER | INSTEAD OF }   
{ [INSERT], [UPDATE] , [DELETE] }

Example 4: Trigger Sql server

CREATE TRIGGER production.trg_product_audit
ON production.products
AFTER INSERT, DELETE
AS
BEGIN
    SET NOCOUNT ON;
    INSERT INTO production.product_audits(
        product_id, 
        product_name,
        brand_id,
        category_id,
        model_year,
        list_price, 
        updated_at, 
        operation
    )
    SELECT
        i.product_id,
        product_name,
        brand_id,
        category_id,
        model_year,
        i.list_price,
        GETDATE(),
        'INS'
    FROM
        inserted i
    UNION ALL
    SELECT
        d.product_id,
        product_name,
        brand_id,
        category_id,
        model_year,
        d.list_price,
        GETDATE(),
        'DEL'
    FROM
        deleted d;
END
Code language: SQL (Structured Query Language) (sql)

Example 5: SQL trigger

CREATE TRIGGER [schema_name.]trigger_name
ON table_name
{FOR | AFTER | INSTEAD OF} {[INSERT] [,] [UPDATE] [,] [DELETE]}
AS
{sql_statements}