On 4/22/05, sandeep dubey <dubey.sandeep@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The place where I work, doesn't have a single trigger. The application > architect is of strong opinion that when business logic is stored in > the database in form of triggers when 1000+ transactions hitting the > same table at sime time, database cannot perform. Here we have rigid > SLA requirements. All business logic is stored in middleware in > application which in turn clustered and load balanced. Any backdoor > data updates (from SQL) passes through strong QA audit. Does he have evidence for his opinion? Not a dig, just a question. Personally I'd be loathe to allow even QA'd changes via efficient methods if all integrity rules exist elsewhere - qa isn't as strong as RI. But then as we just run best of breed software with no constraints what would I know. -- > Niall Litchfield > Oracle DBA > http://www.niall.litchfield.dial.pipex.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l