Define a DB2 z/OS View Trigger

Use the View Trigger Editor to define the stored procedures that exist for a view in a DB2 z/OS physical model.

To define a DB2 z/OS view trigger

  1. Right-click the view for which you want to define a trigger and click Trigger Properties.

    The DB2 for z/OS View Trigger Editor opens.

  2. Select the view trigger in the Navigation Grid that you want to define and work with the following options:

    Note: Click New New icon in property editors to create a new object on the toolbar to create a view trigger. Use the Enter filter text text box to filter a large list of view triggers to locate the one that you want to work with.

    Name

    Displays the view trigger name. You can change the trigger name in this field.

    Schema

    Specifies the schema for the view trigger. Select a schema from the drop-down list.

    Insert

    Specifies to execute the view trigger on INSERT.

    Update

    Specifies to execute the view trigger on UPDATE.

    Delete

    Specifies to execute the view trigger on DELETE.

    Fire

    Specifies when the view trigger is executed.

    Generate

    Generates SQL during forward engineering. Clear the check box if you do not want to generate SQL.

  3. Click the General tab and define properties and referential integrity constraints.
  4. Click the Code tab to define the code type for the view trigger.
  5. Click the Expanded tab to view expanded code for the view trigger.
  6. (Optional) Click the Comment tab and enter any comments that you want to associate with the object.
  7. (Optional) Click the UDP tab to work with user-defined properties for the object.
  8. (Optional) Click the Notes tab to view and edit user notes.
  9. Click Close.

    The view trigger is defined and the DB2 for z/OS View Trigger Editor closes.