Stored Procedure, View & Trigger

MS SQL Server database is built up of various database components, like tables, views, indexes, rules, stored procedures, and triggers. These database components fulfill different purposes for MS SQL Server database user. While all the components have their own significance, three most commonly used components that increase the functionality of the database are discussed below:

Stored procedures in MS SQL Server database are user-defined functions that are mainly used to simplify the process of development of the database. These database components increase the performance of retrieving data from the database manifolds. Furthermore, these procedures also allow the database user to reduce the code to a single line, which is further helpful in reducing the network traffic. Moreover, a database administrator can also grant permissions to run a stored procedure independently.

View, in literal meaning, is a kind of a virtual table that comprises of columns from more than one table. The database object serves as a security mechanism as they restrict data like, particular rows/ columns saved in the table, rows derived by using join operations, statistical summary of the data, and subsets of views and columns.

Triggers created in MS SQL Server database are procedure codes that do not require any user for execution. These database components are executed implicitly in response to a particular event. These database components are mainly used to maintain integrity of important information saved in the SQL Server database. Fe main advantages of using a MS SQL database triggers are prevention of changes, maintaining changes (log, audit, and enhance), enforcing business rules, replicate data, and enhance database performance.

While all the above three components enhance the security and performance of the database, they are also bound to get corrupted due to various reasons like application malfunction, virus hits, human errors, and more. In such situations, it is beneficial to restore them from an updated backup. However, if in case, the database user has not created any backup or backup falls short to restore the database, then the user needs to opt for a commercial SQL Database Repair application.

Stellar Phoenix SQL Recovery v3.0 is a comprehensive, safe, and fast repair solution to repair and restore SQL database after corruption due to any logical crash. The read-only utility performs repair by keeping the original database file intact. The SQL database repair tool is built with interactive and intuitive user-interface that makes it easy-to-understand without any prior technical knowledge. Supported by MS SQL Server 2008, 2005, and 2000, the SQL repair software can repair NDF file components, such as, tables, views, procedures, triggers, rules, indexes, and database constraints such as, primary key, foreign key, and unique key. The repairable components can be previewed and stored at user-specified location.

Designed for Windows 7, Vista, 2003, 2008, XP, and 2000, the SQL repair application provides repair by using different menubar options and toolbar buttons. The utility comes in both demo version and complete version. Both the versions are exactly the same, with the only difference being that the later also allows the user to save the database at user-specified location.