you don't. But if there are multiple changes to the row, and you want to see what it looked like at a particular point in time, you could just extract it from the audit table instead of having to trace it back. Unless you WANT to recreate rollback segment functionality and Oracle's recovery process?
--- Jared Still <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 29 January 2002 03:00, Rachel Carmichael wrote: > > Update -- add two rows to the auditing table -- first with old > values > > and type = O > > second with all the new values and type =N > > > > Rachel, > > I don't think you need two rows for updates. The old values > will be in the audit table, the new ones are in the production > table. > > At least that's the way I've always done it. > > Is there some other reason for saving both in the audit table? > > Jared > > > --- "Foelz.Frank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > TNX for your answers. > > > > > > What I need is exactly what Oracle doesn't support. Logging "who" > > > changed > > > "what" in a > > > special area of our database. > > > > > > I think triggering the events will be much more specific and more > > > easy to > > > change. > > > > > > In case all our applications use the same database and user, I am > > > trying to > > > check out > > > what application is changing monitored tables (i.e. > > > c:\app\userapp\app.exe > > > is changing > > > table1). > > > What do you think of that ?? > > > > > > greets > > > > > > > Frank < > > > > > > > > > > > >Von: Rachel Carmichael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > >what sort of information are you looking to audit? if you want > any > > > >sort of detail, you are better off with triggers and possibly an > > > > > > audit > > > > > > >table. Oracle doesn't record WHAT has been changed, just that > the > > > >table was accessed. So you don't know the row etc... > > > > > > > >--- "Foelz.Frank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > > > >> > > > >> does anyone have experience in using Oracle's possibilities of > > > >> auditing > > > >> a database ?? > > > >> > > > >> I am interested in performance questions i.e. is it a hughe > loss > > > > > > of > > > > > > >> performance > > > >> when auditing tables Inserts/Updates/Deletes. Should I use > > > > > > triggers > > > > > > >> instead > > > >> ? > > > >> > > > >> any hints (comments, websites, etc...) are welcome. > > > >> > > > >> > Frank < > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > > > > -- > > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > > -- > > > Author: Foelz.Frank > > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) > 538-5051 > > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > > > Lists > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and > in > > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You > may > > > also send the HELP command for other information (like > subscribing). > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! > > http://auctions.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).