How to call procedure using triggers - oracle

Question

Table:
create table department(deptno number, deptname varchar2(50), deptloc varchar2(50));
insert into department values(1,'A','X');
insert into department values(2,'B','Y');
insert into department values(3,'C','Z');
Stored procedure :
create or replace procedure secure_dml(i_month IN varchar2)
is
begin
if i_month <> 'March' then
dbms_output.put_line('You can modify or add a department only at the end of a financial year');
else
--should I write insert/update DML statement?
end;
Trigger :
create or replace trigger tr_check_dept before insert on department
begin
dbms_output.put_line('Record inserted');
end;
Requirement :
Implement the following business rule with the help of a Procedure and a Trigger :-
i. Changes to the data in the Department table, will be allowed only in the month of March.
ii. Create a procedure named SECURE_DML that prevents the DML statement from executing in any other month other than March. In case, if a user tries to modify the table in any other month apart from March, the procedure should display a message
“You can modify or add a department only at the end of a financial year”
iii. Create a statement level trigger named TR_CHECK_DEPT on the Department table that calls the above procedure.
iv. Test it by inserting a new record in the Department table

Answer 1

Basically, you could do everything within a trigger, but OK - that's some kind of a homework. Here's how I understood it.
Procedure doesn't do anything "smart", just displays the message. Note that DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE call displays a message, it doesn't prevent anyone to do anything - instead of it, you should raise_application_error.
The answer to your question
should I write insert/update DML statement?
is - in my opinion - NO, you shouldn't.
Trigger calls that procedure. Yours doesn't check the month, while it should (i.e. move that control from procedure to trigger).
Everything put together might look like this:
SQL> create or replace procedure secure_dml
2 is
3 begin
4 raise_application_error(-20000,
5 'You can modify or add a department only at the end of a financial year');
6 end;
7 /
Procedure created.
SQL> create or replace trigger tr_check_dept
2 before insert on department
3 for each row
4 begin
5 if extract(month from sysdate) <> 3 then
6 secure_dml;
7 end if;
8 end;
9 /
Trigger created.
SQL> insert into department(deptno, deptname, deptloc)
2 values (4, 'D', 'W');
insert into department(deptno, deptname, deptloc)
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-20000: You can modify or add a department only at the end of a financial year
ORA-06512: at "SCOTT.SECURE_DML", line 4
ORA-06512: at "SCOTT.TR_CHECK_DEPT", line 3
ORA-04088: error during execution of trigger 'SCOTT.TR_CHECK_DEPT'
SQL>
Just for testing purposes, as it is September today, let's modify trigger code so that it works for this month (instead of March) and see what INSERT does in that case.
SQL> create or replace trigger tr_check_dept
2 before insert on department
3 for each row
4 begin
5 if extract(month from sysdate) <> 9 then --> this line was changed
6 secure_dml;
7 end if;
8 end;
9 /
Trigger created.
SQL> insert into department(deptno, deptname, deptloc)
2 values (4, 'D', 'W');
1 row created.
SQL>
Right; now it works.