> the only question being whether it's at the DB level or at the application level.
It is not a binary situation like that. With the rise of 'n-tier' systems that are ever so popular today, there are often multiple DB levels. The question is not so much if it should go into the end user application – pretty much everyone will say definitely not there – but at which DB level it should it go in. That is less clear, and where you will get mixed responses.
It is not a binary situation like that. With the rise of 'n-tier' systems that are ever so popular today, there are often multiple DB levels. The question is not so much if it should go into the end user application – pretty much everyone will say definitely not there – but at which DB level it should it go in. That is less clear, and where you will get mixed responses.