Example: Setting a Default Address to Replace an Inserted Null - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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The following example sets a UDT employee address to a default if the inserted address is null.

    CREATE TRIGGER DefaultEmployeeAddress 
      BEFORE INSERT ON Employee
      REFERENCING NEW AS NewRow
      FOR EACH ROW
       WHEN (NewRow.address IS NULL)
       SET NewRow.address =
           address().street('17095 Via Del Campo').zip('92127');