HPE NonStop SQL/MX Error – 11013 A DELETE trigger cannot reference NEW values.

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “11013 A DELETE trigger cannot reference NEW values.” when working with HPE NonStop SQL/MX, the reason for the error and the solution to fix this error message.

Error Message

11013 A DELETE trigger cannot reference NEW values.

Reason for the Error

You attempted to create a DELETE trigger specifying a NEW transition variable.

Solution

You cannot use the NEW transition variable with a DELETE trigger because there is no new image for a row to be deleted