Oracle PL/SQL – Rename Trigger

This article shows you how to use ALTER TRIGGER to rename a trigger.

-- rename a trigger
ALTER TRIGGER original_name RENAME TO new_name;

1. Table + Trigger

create table electricity_bill
  bill_id number(5) primary key,
  amount number(5)
);
-- Table ELECTRICITY_BILL created.

CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER trg_rename_example
BEFORE
     UPDATE OR DELETE OR INSERT
ON electricity_bill
  FOR EACH ROW 
BEGIN
  dbms_output.put_line('trg_rename_example Trigger called.');
END;
-- Trigger TRG_RENAME_EXAMPLE compiled

2. Rename Trigger example

2.1 Get all triggers belong to a specified table

SELECT TABLE_NAME,TRIGGER_NAME FROM USER_TRIGGERS WHERE upper(TABLE_NAME) = 'ELECTRICITY_BILL';

2.2 Rename a trigger.

ALTER TRIGGER trg_rename_example RENAME TO trg_name_updated;
-- output
-- Trigger TRG_RENAME_EXAMPLE altered.

2.3 Check the trigger name again.

SELECT TABLE_NAME,TRIGGER_NAME FROM USER_TRIGGERS WHERE upper(TABLE_NAME) = 'ELECTRICITY_BILL';

References

1. Oracle – ALTER TRIGGER
2. Oracle – PL/SQL Triggers