A DBMS trigger might prevent you from updating observations in a DBMS table. Refer to your DBA to determine if triggers are used in your DBMS tables. Some DBMSs require the SQL procedure's UNDO_POLICY ...

A PROC SQL view is a SAS file of type VIEW created by PROC SQL. A PROC SQL view contains no data. It is a stored query expression that reads data values from its underlying files, which can include ...

This short diatribe should show you that there are some problems in existing SQL DBMS implementations. But, instead of throwing the baby out with the bathwater, wouldn't it be better to see what a ...

SQL Server Named DBMS of the YearWay back in the summer of 2014, I told you about how I used DB-Engines to determine the popularity of various data management tools and vendor platforms. At that time, ...