CHAPTER 6
Triggers
SQL Server provides triggers as a means of executing T-SQL code in response to database object, database, and server events. SQL Server 2012 implements three types of triggers: classic T-SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) triggers, which fire in response to INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE events against tables; Data Definition Language (DDL) triggers, which fire in response to CREATE, ALTER, and DROP statements; and logon triggers, which fire in response to LOGON events. DDL triggers can also fire in response to some system SPs that perform DDL-like operations.
Triggers are a form of specialized SP, closely tied to your data and ...
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