ANSI_PERMISSIONS Option [TSQL]

Controls permissions checking for DELETE and UPDATE statements.

Allowed Values

ON, OFF

Default

Scope

Option can be set at the database (PUBLIC) level only.

Requires the SET ANY SYSTEM OPTION system privilege to set this option. Takes effect immediately.

Remarks

With ANSI_PERMISSIONS ON, SQL92 permission requirements for DELETE and UPDATE statements are checked. The default value is OFF in SAP ASE. This table outlines the differences:

Table 1: Effect of ANSI_PERMISSIONS Option
SQL Statement	Permissions Required with ANSI_PERMISSIONS OFF	Permissions Required with ANSI_PERMISSIONS ON
UPDATE	UPDATE permission on the columns where values are being set	UPDATE permission on the columns where values are being set SELECT permission on all columns appearing in the WHERE clause. SELECT permission on all columns on the right side of the SET clause.
DELETE	DELETE permission on table	DELETE permission on table. SELECT permission on all columns appearing in the WHERE clause.