Re: Auditing a database

Ask the question: can I make sure I always have a complete trail?  If
you insert the old row, you will always have the old values and the
table itself holds the new values.

Germán Hüttemann Arza wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am developing a web application for auditing tables from a postgresql
> database.
>
> My question is: when an update occurrs in the base table, should I insert in
> the auditing table the new record or the old one?
>
> I was first inserting the new one but a job partner, who are testing the
> application suggested that probably would be better to insert the old record
> because it is simpler to follow the trace of updates.
>
> What you suggest?
>
> Regards,
>
>


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