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Oracle create foreign key

Setup

  • Create primary or parent table
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create table CLIENT_TABLE(
    CLIENTID number(19) primary key
);
  • Create secondary or child table
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create table CLIENT_PREFERENCES_TABLE(
    CLIENTID number(19),
    PREFERENCE varchar(100)
);
  • Add Foreign Key Link

Link secondary table with primary table using primary table unique column

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ALTER TABLE CLIENT_PREFERENCES_TABLE ADD CONSTRAINT CLIENT_PREFERENCES_TABLE_FK1 FOREIGN KEY (CLIENTID) REFERENCES CLIENT_TABLE (CLIENTID);

Cleanup

  • Remove Foreign Key Link
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ALTER TABLE CLIENT_PREFERENCES_TABLE DROP CONSTRAINT CLIENT_PREFERENCES_TABLE_FK1;
  • Drop tables
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drop table CLIENT_PREFERENCES_TABLE;
drop table CLIENT_TABLE;
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