In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “11016 A BEFORE trigger that uses SET must have REFERENCING NEW clause.” when working with HPE NonStop SQL/MX, the reason for the error and the solution to fix this error message.
Error Message
11016 A BEFORE trigger that uses SET must have REFERENCING NEW clause.
Reason for the Error
You attempted to use the SET operation in a BEFORE trigger but the REFERENCING NEW clause is missing from the CREATE TRIGGER statement.
Solution
Add a REFERENCING NEW clause to the CREATE TRIGGER statement and resubmit