Chapter Eight. Complex Rule Enforcement
The following scenario is based on the data in the STUDENT_VEHICLES table and the PARKING_TICKETS table. Refer to Chapter 4, Section 4.4, for the sample data.
A business rule can sometimes have a recursive nature. A general scenario is when an UPDATE statement executes and an update trigger modifies other rows in that same table. Deletes can also be recursive. Certainly, the foreign key delete cascade is one method of deleting dependent data. Other times, the business rule is complex and a delete trigger must procedurally determine if additional deletes are required.
The following scenario demonstrates a recursive delete. The delete row trigger may delete additional rows. It may not. It depends on the ...
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