Trigger Execution sequence

As per my knowledge we can writer n number of triggers of 12 different types for a table.
My question is , if we have more number of triggers of same type on table then which will execute first?
Is it random execution or any criteria is there for that.

883279 wrote:
As per my knowledge we can writer n number of triggers of 12 different types for a table.
My question is , if we have more number of triggers of same type on table then which will execute first?
Is it random execution or any criteria is there for that.Till 10g it was not deterministic but 11g on you can specify that
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/appdev.112/e25519/triggers.htm#g1041767

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Does anyone know where I can find details on firing sequence of each type of triggers on Item, Block and Form levels?
Can I set the Debugger to trace the actual sequence of firing of triggers at run-time?
Message was edited by:
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i hope that the document may help!
(V45) Trigger Execution Sequence in Forms 4.5
=============================================
Introduction
This document lists the order in which triggers fire in Oracle Forms 4.5:
o The first column, Action, describes the function to be performed
(e.g. deleting a record).
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in which triggers fire after a function is performed.
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with all the triggers invoked. If a trigger could fire at all levels,
it was included at all levels. Such a trigger fires at the lowest level
at which it is defined.
Key triggers and triggers which fire via buttons or check boxes are
not included.
This bulletin does not cover every contingency and covers only the
most commonly used actions.
Action Trigger Firing Order Level
Runform 1. Pre-Logon Form
2. On-Logon Form
3. Post-Logon Form
4. Pre-Form Form
5. When-Create-Record Block
6. Pre-Block Block
7. Pre-Record Block
8. Pre-Text-Item Item
9. When-New-Form-Instance Form
10. When-New-Block-Instance Block
11. When-New-Record-Instance Block
12. When-New-Item-Instance Item
Enter Query 1. Post-Text-Item Item
2. Post-Record Block
3. When-Clear-Block Block
4. When-New-Record-Instance Block
5. When-New-Item-Instance Item
Note: If you define the Key-ENTQRY trigger, this is the only trigger
which fires in an Enter Query situation.
Execute Query
After Enter Query 1. Pre-Query Block
2. Pre-Select Block
3. On-Select Block
4. When-Clear-Block Block
5. Post-Select Block
6. On-Fetch Block
7. On-Close Form
8. When-Clear-Block Block
Note: If you define the Key-EXEQRY trigger, this is the only trigger
which fires in an Execute Query situation.
Execute Query
Without Enter
Query 1. Post-Text-Item Block
2. Pre-Query Block
3. Pre-Select Block
4. On-Select Block
5. Post-Select Block
6. On-Fetch Block
7. On-Close Form
8. When_Create_Record Block
9. Pre-Record Block
10. Pre-Text-Item Item
11. When-New-Record-Instance Block
12. When-New-Item-Instance Item
Exit 1. Post-Text-Item Item
2. Post-Record Block
3. Post-Block Block
4. Post-Form Form
5. On-Rollback Form
6. Pre-Logout Form
7. On-Logout Form
8. Post-Logout Form
Next Field and
Previous field 1. When-New-Item-Instance Item
Next Record and
Previous Record 1. When-New-Record-Instance Block
2. When-New-Item-Instance Item
Next Block and
Previous Block 1. Post-Text-Item Item
2. Post-Record Block
3. Post-Block Block
4. When-Create-Record Block
5. Pre-Block Block
6. Pre-Record Block
7. Pre-Text-Item Block
8. When-New-Block-Instance Block
9. When-New-Record-Instance Block
10. When-New-Item-Instance Form
Records Are Queried 1. Post-Query Block
2. Post-Change Block
3. Post-Change Item
4. Post-Change Block
5. Post-Change Block
Go back to Post-Query
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No Records Are Queried 1. When-New-Record-Instance Block
2. When-New-Item-Instance Item
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b. Enter a nonexistent record.
c. Execute the query.
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Create Record 1. Post-Change Block
2. When-Validate-Item Block
3. Post-Text-Item Block
4. When-Validate-Record Block
5. Post-Record Block
6. Post-Block Block
7. On-Savepoint Form
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11. Post-Insert Block
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13. On-Commit Form
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Update Record 1. When-Database-Record Block
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3. When-Validate-Item Block
4. Post-Text-Item Block
5. When-Validate-Record Block
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7. Post-Block Block
8. On-Savepoint Form
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10. Pre-Update Block
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12. Post-Update Block
13. Post-Forms-Commit Form
14. On-Commit Form
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15. Post-Database-Commit Form
16. Pre-Text-Item Block
17. When-New-Item-Instance Form
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Delete Record 1. On-Lock Block
2. When-Remove-Record Block
3. Post-Change Block
4. Post-Change Block
5. Post-Change Block
6. Post-Change Block
7. Post-Change Block
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11. Post-Text-Item Block
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13. Pre-Record Block
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All triggers execution sequence in form6i

i have one issue in form6i.
can you tell me all trigger execution sequence in form6i?

You can create your own form with simple master detail blocks and with all the triggers (form level, Block level and item level) and add coding to show message.
then when you run u can find the triggerring sequence.
For example in
pre-form (message('pre-form'));
post-form (message('post-form'));
pre-query(message('pre-query'));
post-query(message('post-query'));

Is it possible to change trigger firing sequence by program?

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I would like to know if there is a command like set_item_property or set_block_property or set_lov_property which can allow to change by program a trigger firing sequence. I do not find any, so i think i have to do it manually in property palette of the trigger. Thanks for your answer.

Thx
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user12064076 wrote:
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figured it out
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dear all
i have build an application
i have made a database trigger to stop the DML at a particular event
now the problem is that the DML is stopped at that time but in sql plus there comes an error message restricting the DML entry with the caption
"ERROR OCCURED DURING THE EXECUTION OF TRIGGER ....."
friends , I want to hide this message but trigger must function properly.
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please i mean DML should stop but no trigger indication should be there.
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I am hoping you might have noticed, a couple of Raise form_trigger_failure in the code. But, the processing, does not stop there and continues processing and tries to commit the form.
[b1.]Why does that happen?

> continues processing and tries to commit the form
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Ah. Since you are using a desupported version, neither resync on commit nor transactional Text indexes. Any chance you could upgrade to a more recent version of the database?
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Generally, it's a bad idea to be using the SYS account for anything other than the small handful of administrative tasks that actually require logging in as SYS. You would generally want to use the appropriate object owner account, or at least a separate account that you created and granted appropriate privileges. SYS is special, and there are frequently behaviors that are different for SYS than other users that cause all sorts of confusion. Additionally, it's a bad idea from a security perspective to have people accessing the most powerful account in the database for routine operations.

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