IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.triggers WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[tri_delApproval]')) DROP TRIGGER [dbo].[tri_delApproval] GO SET ANSI_NULLS ON GO SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON GO create trigger [dbo].[tri_delApproval] on [dbo].[Import_Approval] after delete as begin delete from import_appstate where app_id in(select deleted.id from deleted) end GO