Valid in: SQL, ESQL, OpenAPI, ODBC, JDBC, .NET

The CREATE DBEVENT statement defines a database event.

The CREATE DBEVENT statement has the following format:

The CREATE DBEVENT statement creates the specified database event. Database events enable an application to pass status information to other applications.

Database events can be registered or raised by any session, provided that the owner has granted the required permission (raise or register) to the session's user, group, or role identifier, or to public. Only the user, group, or role that created a database event can drop that database event.