Alter Table Oracle Foreign Key
Alter table child table add constraint fk name foreign key col1 col2 references parent table col1 col2.
Alter table oracle foreign key. Drop a foreign key constraint. It also lists the other tables available on the database so that the user can choose a referenced table and referenced column or columns. Alter table cust table add constraint fk cust name foreign key person name references person table person name initially deferred deferrable. These tables have a relationship an item can have none one or many parts.
The syntax for creating a foreign key in an alter table statement is. Add a foreign key constraint to a table if you want to add a foreign key constraint to an existing table you use the alter table statement as follows. Sql foreign key on alter table. Creating a new table with a foreign key requires create table permission in the database and alter permission on the schema in which the table is being created.
Alter table tbl name add constraint symbol foreign key index name col name references tbl name col name on delete reference option on update reference option. Mysql sql server oracle ms access. To create a foreign key constraint on the personid column when the orders table is already created use the following sql. Oracle alter table add foreign key.
The add foreign key function lists all of the columns of the table and allows the user to choose one or more columns to add to the foreign key for the table. La création d une clé étrangère dans une table existante nécessite l autorisation alter sur la table. Here is an example of a multiple column foreign key constraint. Foreign key constraints help to enforce that relationship.
You can add a foreign key constraint to an existing table using the following alter table syntax. Alter table cust table add constraint. The syntax to drop a foreign key in oracle plsql is. As an example take the case of two tables item and part.
Alter table table name add constraint constraint name foreign key column1 column2. Column n references parent table column1 column2. Creating a foreign key in an existing table requires alter permission on the table. Alter table table name drop constraint constraint name.
A foreign key constraint is used to enforce a relationship between two tables.