Example: Setting a Default Address to Replace an Inserted Null - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.00
Published
September 2020
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-01-23
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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');