Answers to Chapter 4

Reviewing It

1: Why does the author recommend using a prefix on all the application database objects?
A1: To quickly identify related application objects when querying DBA_OBJECTS
2: Why does the author use a database trigger to maintain the data in the INSERT_USER, INSERT_DATE, UPDATE_USER, and UPDATE_DATE?
A2: To automatically maintain the data in these fields no matter what tool is used to insert or update these objects
3: Why does the author spool a .log file out of the INSTALL scripts?
A3: To capture any error and/or warning statements issued during the execution of the script
4: What is the ST_INV_SEQ useful for?
A4: To help ...

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