Chapter 1, Problem 3EYW

The SERVICE_REQUEST table uses the CHAR data type for the DESCRIPTION and STATUS fields. Is there an alternate data type that could be used to store the values in these fields? Justify your reason for choosing an alternate data type or for leaving the data type as CHAR.

A new table has been requested to support tracking automated emails sent to customers. Create the table and add data as described below. Tablename: email_log Columns: emailid (numeric), emaildate (datetime), customer# (numeric) Primary key: emailid column, define as an Identity Column Add the following data rows and display resulting rows (if any errors occur, explain why the error is expected) Emaildate = current date, customer# = 1007 Emailid = specify to use the column default value, emaildate = current date, customer# = 1008 Emailid = 25, emaildate = current date, customer# = 1009

Add two columns to the EMPLOYEES table. One column, named EmpDate, contains the date of employment for each employee, and its default value should be the system date. The second column, named EndDate, contains employees date of termination.