i would like to create a simple trigger to check a stored variable from a table. if the value of the variable is '1', then approve the insertion else if the value of the variable is '2', then prompt error message. CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER approval BEFORE INSERT ON VIP REFERENCING OLD AS MEMBER FOR EACH ROW DECLARE CONDITION_CHECK NUMBER; BEGIN SELECT CONDITION INTO CONDITION_CHECK FROM MEMBER; IF CONDITION_CHECK = '2' THEN RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR (-20000, ' UPGRADE DENIED!'); END IF; END; But this trigger disable all the entries even when the condition value is '1'.