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| 20 | (Edit 1, 02/19/2025) |
| 21 | |
| 22 | I just tested creating a table, sequence, and trigger in SQL*Plus and then performed inserts in two separate sessions. It seems that the sequence is tied to each transaction. Below is the example I executed. and the oracle version is 23.5.0.24.07 |
| 23 | |
| 24 | **Code to Run Before Insert** |
| 25 | |
| 26 | {{{ |
| 27 | CREATE SEQUENCE my_sequence |
| 28 | START WITH 1 |
| 29 | INCREMENT BY 1 |
| 30 | NOCACHE |
| 31 | NOCYCLE; |
| 32 | |
| 33 | CREATE TABLE my_table ( |
| 34 | id NUMBER PRIMARY KEY, |
| 35 | name VARCHAR2(100) |
| 36 | ); |
| 37 | |
| 38 | CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER my_table_trigger |
| 39 | BEFORE INSERT ON my_table |
| 40 | FOR EACH ROW |
| 41 | WHEN (NEW.id IS NULL) |
| 42 | BEGIN |
| 43 | :NEW.id := my_sequence.NEXTVAL; |
| 44 | END; |
| 45 | / |
| 46 | }}} |
| 47 | |
| 48 | |
| 49 | |
| 50 | **Test Steps** |
| 51 | |
| 52 | 1. **Open the first terminal tab running SQL*Plus** |
| 53 | {{{ |
| 54 | INSERT INTO my_table (name) VALUES ('Alice'); |
| 55 | }}} |
| 56 | |
| 57 | 2. **Switch to the second terminal tab running SQL*Plus** |
| 58 | {{{ |
| 59 | INSERT INTO my_table (name) VALUES ('Alice'); |
| 60 | }}} |
| 61 | |
| 62 | 3. **Back in the first tab** |
| 63 | {{{ |
| 64 | SQL> INSERT INTO my_table (name) VALUES ('Bob'); |
| 65 | |
| 66 | 1 row created. |
| 67 | |
| 68 | SQL> SELECT my_sequence.CURRVAL FROM DUAL; |
| 69 | |
| 70 | CURRVAL |
| 71 | ---------- |
| 72 | 1 |
| 73 | }}} |
| 74 | |
| 75 | 4. **Then, in the second tab** |
| 76 | {{{ |
| 77 | SQL> INSERT INTO my_table (name) VALUES ('Bob'); |
| 78 | |
| 79 | 1 row created. |
| 80 | |
| 81 | SQL> SELECT my_sequence.CURRVAL FROM DUAL; |
| 82 | |
| 83 | CURRVAL |
| 84 | ---------- |
| 85 | 2 |
| 86 | }}} |
| 87 | |
| 88 | |
| 89 | Another case that shows sequence is tied to transactions: |
| 90 | |
| 91 | |
| 92 | **Code to Run Before Insert** |
| 93 | |
| 94 | {{{ |
| 95 | CREATE SEQUENCE my_sequence |
| 96 | START WITH 1 |
| 97 | INCREMENT BY 1 |
| 98 | NOCACHE |
| 99 | NOCYCLE; |
| 100 | |
| 101 | CREATE TABLE my_table ( |
| 102 | id NUMBER PRIMARY KEY, |
| 103 | name VARCHAR2(100) |
| 104 | ); |
| 105 | |
| 106 | CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER my_table_trigger |
| 107 | BEFORE INSERT ON my_table |
| 108 | FOR EACH ROW |
| 109 | WHEN (NEW.id IS NULL) |
| 110 | BEGIN |
| 111 | :NEW.id := my_sequence.NEXTVAL; |
| 112 | END; |
| 113 | / |
| 114 | }}} |
| 115 | |
| 116 | |
| 117 | |
| 118 | **Test Steps** |
| 119 | |
| 120 | 1. **Open the first terminal tab running SQL*Plus** |
| 121 | {{{ |
| 122 | INSERT INTO my_table (name) VALUES ('Alice'); |
| 123 | }}} |
| 124 | |
| 125 | 2. **Switch to the second terminal tab running SQL*Plus** |
| 126 | {{{ |
| 127 | INSERT INTO my_table (name) VALUES ('Alice'); |
| 128 | }}} |
| 129 | |
| 130 | 3. **Back in the first tab** |
| 131 | {{{ |
| 132 | SQL> INSERT INTO my_table (name) VALUES ('Bob'); |
| 133 | |
| 134 | 1 row created. |
| 135 | |
| 136 | SQL> SELECT my_sequence.CURRVAL FROM DUAL; |
| 137 | |
| 138 | CURRVAL |
| 139 | ---------- |
| 140 | 1 |
| 141 | }}} |
| 142 | |
| 143 | 4. **Then, in the second tab, but this time do not insert** |
| 144 | {{{ |
| 145 | SQL> select my_sequence.currval; |
| 146 | select my_sequence.currval |
| 147 | * |
| 148 | ERROR at line 1: |
| 149 | ORA-08002: Sequence MY_SEQUENCE.CURRVAL is not yet defined in this session. |
| 150 | Help: https://docs.oracle.com/error-help/db/ora-08002/ |
| 151 | }}} |