--Column ID of table A is primary key: CREATE TABLE A ( ID int4 not null, id1 int4 not null, primary key (ID,ID1) ); --Columns REFB of table B and REFC of C are foreign keys referenting ID of A: CREATE TABLE B ( REFB int4, REFB1 INT4 ); CREATE INDEX BI ON B (REFB); CREATE TABLE C ( REFC int4, REFC1 int4 ); CREATE INDEX CI ON C (REFC); --Trigger for table A: CREATE TRIGGER AT BEFORE DELETE ON A FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE check_foreign_key (2, 'cascade', 'ID','id1', 'B', 'REFB','REFB1', 'C', 'REFC','REFC1'); CREATE TRIGGER AT1 AFTER UPDATE ON A FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE check_foreign_key (2, 'cascade', 'ID','id1', 'B', 'REFB','REFB1', 'C', 'REFC','REFC1'); CREATE TRIGGER BT BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON B FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE check_primary_key ('REFB','REFB1', 'A', 'ID','ID1'); CREATE TRIGGER CT BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON C FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE check_primary_key ('REFC','REFC1', 'A', 'ID','ID1'); -- Now try INSERT INTO A VALUES (10,10); INSERT INTO A VALUES (20,20); INSERT INTO A VALUES (30,30); INSERT INTO A VALUES (40,41); INSERT INTO A VALUES (50,50); INSERT INTO B VALUES (1); -- invalid reference INSERT INTO B VALUES (10,10); INSERT INTO B VALUES (30,30); INSERT INTO B VALUES (30,30); INSERT INTO C VALUES (11); -- invalid reference INSERT INTO C VALUES (20,20); INSERT INTO C VALUES (20,21); INSERT INTO C VALUES (30,30); -- now update work well update A set ID = 100 , ID1 = 199 where ID=30 ; SELECT * FROM A; SELECT * FROM B; SELECT * FROM C;