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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/trigger.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/trigger.sgml index a16256056f0..f5f74af5a17 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/trigger.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/trigger.sgml @@ -317,9 +317,11 @@ be created to make the sets of affected rows available to the trigger. <literal>AFTER ROW</> triggers can also request transition tables, so that they can see the total changes in the table as well as the change in - the individual row they are currently being fired for. The syntax for + the individual row they are currently being fired for. The method for examining the transition tables again depends on the programming language - that is being used. + that is being used, but the typical approach is to make the transition + tables act like read-only temporary tables that can be accessed by SQL + commands issued within the trigger function. </para> </sect1> |