Then it's their stuff, not yours. When a table gets zapped - they will have to restore it.
>> Your DBA's need to do their job and set permissions appropriately. If you
>> give access to the data - and developers can run sql statements against
>> the data, they can issue 'delete from' just as easy as 'select from'.
>>
>> The other option would be to make a copy they can destroy.
>
>Should is different from will. It's a waste of time trying to convince them of the necessity for us to manipulate data.
>
>Daniel
Wayne Myers, MCSD
Senior Consultant
Forte' Incorporated
"The only things you can take to heaven are those which you give away" Author Unknown