DROP RULE

Scope

SQL Syntax

  DROP RULE [Owner.]RuleName [FROM TABLE [Owner.]TableName]

Parameters

[Owner.]RuleName

identifies the rule to be dropped.

[Owner.]TableName

identifies the table the rule is defined on.

Description

• If a TableName is specified, the rule must exist on that table or an error will be returned.

• If no TableName is specified, the rule is located and dropped. Since rule names are unique per owner, not per table, there is no ambiguity in references to RuleName.

• The DROP RULE statement invalidates stored sections that have dependencies defined upon the table the rule is defined on. This will permit the rule to be removed when the sections are revalidated.

• The procedure a rule invokes will not be affected by the removal of that rule.

• If no rule owner is specified and no table is specified, the default owner is the current DBEUserID.

• If no rule owner is specified and a table is specified, the default rule owner is the table owner.

• If a table is specified and no owner is specified for it, the default table owner is the current DBEUserID.

• The table and rule owners must be the same.

Authorization

Example

  DROP RULE PurchDB.InsertReport
  DROP RULE PurchDB.DeleteReport
  DROP RULE PurchDB.UpdateReport