As a minor trigger enhancement in V5R1, the restriction that prevented triggers from being defined over tables with binary large object (BLOB) or character large object (CLOB) columns was eliminated. As part of the infrastructure changes, the values in the trigger buffer passed to the trigger program may be different once you start running your triggers in V5R1. Trigger programs that are properly coded to access the trigger buffer values (e.g., a new record image) by using the provided offsets and lengths will run without any problems on V5R1; however, improperly designed trigger programs that accessed the trigger buffer values by hard-coding access to the old and new record images may not function as expected after you install V5R1.
When installing V5R1, take the time to verify that your trigger program design and implementation is correct. The offset and length values passed in the trigger program buffer can change at any time.
-- Kent Milligan
DB2 UDB for iSeries Technology Team
PartnerWorld for Developers, iSeries
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Kent Milligan is a
Senior Db2 for i Consultant in the IBM Lab Services Power Systems Delivery
Practice. Kent has over 25 years of experience as a Db2 for IBM i
consultant and developer working out of the IBM Rochester lab. Prior to
re-joining the DB2 for i Lab Services practice in 2020, Kent spent 5 years
working on healthcare solutions powered by IBM Watson technologies. Kent is a
sought-after speaker and author on Db2 for i & SQL topics.
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