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REP007 - Table Validation Rules/Triggers

Application business rules are centrally defined in the LANSA repository as validation rules either in the field or the table definition. Centralized field validations remove the need for developers to code the same validation into each program that uses the table.  A rule is checked when a database table operation (such as an insert, update or delete) is performed.
Objectives:

• To highlight the difference between field and table level validation rules and the hierarchy which exists between these rules.
• To show how multiple rules can be defined for a field.
• To add the following business rules to table iiiDepartments:

  iiiDeptCode	Must be in range A to ZZZ

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• To add the following business rules to table iiiEmployees:

  iiiDeptCode	iiiDeptCode must exist in table iiiDepartments
  iiiSalary	Must be less than 10000.00

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  To achieve these objectives, you will complete the following:
  Step 1. Add a Rule to Table iiiDepartments
  Step 2. Recompile the Table and Test Department Rules
  Step 3. Referential Integrity Rule in iiiEmployees Table
  Step 4. Add Rules to iiiSalary Field
  Step 5. Recompile the Table and Test Employee Rules
  Step 6. Complete Referential Integrity
  Step 7. Review Table Level Triggers
  Summary
  Before you Begin
  In order to complete this exercise, you must have completed the previous exercises.
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