SAVEPOINT v17
Name
SAVEPOINT— Define a new savepoint in the current transaction.
Synopsis
SAVEPOINT <savepoint_name>
Description
SAVEPOINT establishes a new savepoint in the current transaction.
A savepoint is a mark inside a transaction that allows all commands that are executed after it to be rolled back. This restores the transaction state to what it was at the savepoint.
Parameters
savepoint_name
The name ofo the savepoint.
Notes
Use ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT to roll back to a savepoint.
You can establish savepoints only when inside a transaction block. You can define multiple savepoints in a transaction.
When another savepoint is established with the same name as a previous savepoint, the old savepoint is kept. However, only the more recent one is used when rolling back.
SAVEPOINT isn't supported in SPL programs.
Examples
Establish a savepoint and then undo the effects of all commands executed after it:
\set AUTOCOMMIT off INSERT INTO dept VALUES (50, 'HR', 'NEW YORK'); SAVEPOINT depts; INSERT INTO emp (empno, ename, deptno) VALUES (9001, 'JONES', 50); INSERT INTO emp (empno, ename, deptno) VALUES (9002, 'ALICE', 50); SAVEPOINT emps; INSERT INTO jobhist VALUES (9001,'17-SEP-07',NULL,'CLERK',800,NULL,50,'New Hire'); INSERT INTO jobhist VALUES (9002,'20-SEP-07',NULL,'CLERK',700,NULL,50,'New Hire'); ROLLBACK TO depts; COMMIT;
This transaction commits a row into the dept table. The inserts into the emp and jobhist tables are rolled back.