I need to ensure that each record in a table is unique in terms of two fields. E.g. Job No. 1 and Phase 1 cannot exist twice. I've tried to achieve this using a compound primary key but am having no joy. Im sure its a simple issue, any suggestions?
Thanks
Alex
I know this is probably a flick of a switch but I cannot figure out which switch. Setup is SQL Server / Stored Procedures / DAL / BLL(skipped for testing) / PL. The stored procedure queries from only one table and two columns are ignored because they are being phased out. I can run the stored procedure and preview the data in the DAL but when I create a page with an ODS linked to the DAL and a GridView I get this error. I checked every column that does not allow nulls and they all have values. I checked unique columns (ID is the only unique and is Identity=Yes in the table definition). I checked foreign-key columns for values that are not in the foreign table and there are none. Any ideas why do I get this?
Failed to enable constraints. One or more rows contain values violating non-null, unique, or foreign-key constraints.
Hi,
I am getting the above error when trying to load a report into my Web Application, I have tracked the error down to one specific field in my database. Even though this field is a NVarChar field and is of size 30 it would seem that there is an issue returning the value from the field. I can write it into the database no problems but when I try to get it out of the database it returns the above error.
e.g
MOB 401.908.804 - Fails
0401.907.324 - okay
8239 9082 (pager) - fails
Anyone got an idea on how to fix this????
Regards..
Peter.
hi team,
.Can i create umique constraint with out unique index.when i am creating a unique constraint sql creates a unique index (default) can i have only unique constraint ?
Hello, I want to write a unique constraint that applies to more than one column. What I mean is that the uniqueness should be that if column A is 5 and column B is 3 no other row where A and B has those values can exist.
Do I write this as a check constraint ? Or how do I do it ?
Also, is there anyone who knows some good reading on how to use Link Tables (many to many relations) in MS SQL Server ?
Can anybody help me with specifing a UNIQUE Constraint when creating a table in enerprise manager?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have one table like below Test table. My requirement is to create constraints to confirm <g class="gr_ gr_331 gr-alert gr_gramm Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep" data-gr-id="331" id="331">uniqueness</g> of STID value 101 with LN.
like
ID - LN - STID
1 - 'ABC' - 101 ---- Valid Row
2 - 'ABC' - 202 --- Valid Row
3 - 'ABC' - 202 --Valid Row (as I want only unique when LN = 'ABC' with STID = 101)
4 - 'ABC' - 101 -- Invalid Row (As I want uniqueness base on LN and STID = 1011)
create table dbo.Test
(
ID int identity,
LN varchar(50),
STID bigint
)
Is this possible with constraints as I don't want to use <g class="gr_ gr_1041 gr-alert gr_gramm Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" data-gr-id="1041" id="1041">trigger</g>.
I am in the "Check Constraints" window trying to add a constraint that during inserts only allow distinct Column2 insertions. What is the Expression for that? I tried UNIQUE(Column2) it give me an error.
Here is my table definition:
Column Name Data Type Allow Nulls
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Column1(PrimaryKey) int No
Column2 nvarchar(MAX) No
hello .
i have a grid for a table that gets updated with recordset.updatebatch
for a multi-user application.
the problem is that some of the table fields have to be unique
now imagine the next situation.
user A opens the form
user B opens the form
user A writes '1000' in the unique field
user A saves the recordset with updatebatch
user B writes '1000' in the unique field
user B saves the recordset with updatebatch
now there will be two records with the field '1000' !
how can i avoid this ?
i cannot check for unique during the update event of the grid
because it should check during the time it is saving and not
when it is just entering data without having updated the recordset
thanks !
I have a After insert, update trigger. When I update multiple records with unique constraints column in it update fails. But if this a single record update it works.
Could like to know the reason.
This index is not unique
ix_report_history_creative_id
Msg 2601, Level 14, State 1, Procedure DFP_report_load, Line 161
Cannot insert duplicate key row in object 'dbo.DFP_Reports_History' with unique index 'ix_report_history_creative_id'.
The duplicate key value is (40736326382, 1, 2015-07-03, 67618862, 355324).
Msg 3621, Level 0, State 0, Procedure DFP_report_load, Line 161
The statement has been terminated.
Exception in Task: Cannot insert duplicate key row in object 'dbo.DFP_Reports_History' with unique index 'ix_report_history_creative_id'. The duplicate key value is (40736326382, 1, 2015-07-03, 67618862, 355324).
The statement has been terminated.
A UNIQUE INDEX must inherently impose a unique constraint and a UNIQUE CONSTRAINT is most likely implemented via a UNIQUE INDEX. So what is the difference? When you create in Enterprise Manager you must select one or the other.
View 8 Replies View RelatedHelloWhat should I use for better perfomance sinceunique constraint always use index ?ThanksKamil
View 5 Replies View RelatedWhat's the difference in the effect of the followings:
CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX
and
ALTER TABLE dbo.titles ADD CONSTRAINT
titleind UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED
I found there're two settings in Indexs/Keys dialog box of the management studio, Is Unique, and Type. The DDL statements above are generated by setting Is Unique to yes plus Type to Index, and just Type to Unique Key, respectively. What's the difference between them?
Hi everyone,
I need urgent help to resolve this issue...
As far as the performance goes which one is better..
Unique Index(col1, col2) OR Unique constraint(col1, col2) ?
Unique constraint automatically adds a unique index
and unique index takes care of uniqueness then whats the use of unique constraint ?
Which one do one use ?
thanks
sonali
BOL says a unique constraint is preferred over a unique index. It also states that a unique constraint creates a unique index. What then is the difference between the two, and why is a constraint preferred over the index?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI am having a problem trying to figure out the best way to get the results I need. I have a table of part numbers that is joined with a table of notes. The table of notes is specific to the part number and user. A row in the notes table is only created if the user has entered notes on that part number. I need to create a search that grabs all matches on a keyword and returns the records. The problem is that it currently returns a row from the parts table with no notes and a separate row with the notes included if they had created an entry. It seems like this should be easy but it eludes me today.
Here is the code
Code Snippet
create procedure SearchPartKeyword
(
@Keyword varchar(250) = null,
@Universal_Id varchar(10) = null
)
as
select p.PartNumber, p.Description, p.ServiceOrderable, n.MyNotes, p.LargestAssembly, p.DMM,
p.Legacy, p.Folder, p.Printer
from Parts p inner join notes n on p.PartNumber = n.Identifier
where n.Universal_ID = @Universal_ID and p.Description like @Keyword
union
select p.PartNumber, p.Description, p.ServiceOrderable, '' as MyNotes, p.LargestAssembly,
p.DMM, p.Legacy, p.Folder, p.Printer
from Parts p
where p.Description like @Keyword
and the results:
PartNo Description SO Notes LA DMM Legacy Folder Printer
de90008 MAIN BOARD 1 DGF1 114688 0 0 0
de90008 MAIN BOARD 1 I love this part Really I do DGF1 114688 0 0 0
This could return multiple part numbers and If they have entered notes I want the row with the notes
Thank You
Dominic Mancl
What 's difference between Unique key and unique index in SQL server 2005?
View 9 Replies View RelatedHere is the table I created:
create table Test (
[recId] [int] identity(1, 1) not null,
[code] [varchar](50) not null,
[prime] [bit] not null constraint [DF_Test_prime] default (cast(0 as bit)),
constraint [PK_Test] primary key clustered
(
[recId]
) with fillfactor = 90 on [primary]
) on [primary]
go
insert into Test (code, prime) values ('AVA', cast(1 as bit))
insert into Test (code, prime) values ('BUS', cast(1 as bit))
insert into Test (code, prime) values ('BUS', cast(0 as bit))
insert into Test (code, prime) values ('BUS', cast(0 as bit))
insert into Test (code, prime) values ('CAR', cast(1 as bit))
insert into Test (code, prime) values ('CAR', cast(0 as bit))
insert into Test (code, prime) values ('RLW', cast(1 as bit))
insert into Test (code, prime) values ('RLW', cast(0 as bit))
insert into Test (code, prime) values ('RLW', cast(0 as bit))
select *
from Test
I need to create a constraint on this table that will not allow me to have two rows that are prime for the same code. So the following insert statement should fail:
-- This should fail
insert into Test (code, prime) values ('RLW', cast(1 as bit))
Thanks for you help!
Regards,
Anand
I'm using MS SQL 2000 with enterprise manager I have a customers table called high_customer, it has a primary key called IDI have an invoices table called high_invoices, it has no primary keys but it does have a column for customer ID.I want to set it so if a customer is deleted from the customers table, any invoices with that customerID are deleted from the invoices table.Do I need to specify a constraint? If so how do I do it in enterprise manager.Thanks
View 1 Replies View RelatedHi,
I have the following problem:
I have a table called Jobs with the fields:
JobNumber, Name, Customer, ...
And a table called Customers with the fields:
ID, Name, Address, ...
Obviously Jobs is linked to Customers with the Customer<->ID fields. I want to set it up so that if a Customer is deleted, then any Jobs that had that customer listed now have the Customer field set to NULL. Can I do this with a constraint, or will I need to use a trigger?
Cheers,Little'un
Hello,
I am not a DBA and I need to do the following.
I have 2 tables A and C and both have a common fileds say emp.Emp is pkey in C .
There can be a record in C but not in A.If a record is inserted in A then it checks for the same employee info in C .If not found it do not allow to insert a record in A.
How to go for it?
Thanks!
Hiya peops!!
Listen i was wondering if anyone could tell me whether they know the correct syntax for creating constraints or where i could find it on the net???
Thanks
Hiya peops
im creating a constraint using enterprise manager for 1 of my tables n was wondering how u constructively create a constraint expression, there is a specific style,right??
Thanks
hi there,
i have added my tables and defined foreig keys and primary keys for my table, but when i try to put the data it gives me some error reagards to parent key..and it wont let me drop the table... can anybody tell me how to drop the foregin key..i have tried (
ALTER TABLE module DROP CONSTRAINT ATTENDANCEID_FK;)
this formula and it wont work,
heres my tables and relationships:
CREATE TABLE ATTENDANCE
(ATTENDANCEID char(4) NOT NULL,
StudID char(4) NOT NULL,
ModuleID char(4) NOT NULL,
Week1 VARCHAR(10),
Week2 VARCHAR(10),
Week3 VARCHAR(10),
Week4 VARCHAR(10),
Week5 VARCHAR(10),
Week6 VARCHAR(10),
PRIMARY KEY (ATTENDANCEID));
ALTER TABLE ATTENDANCE
ADD FOREIGN KEY (studID) REFERENCES student(studID);
ALTER TABLE ATTENDANCE
FOREIGN KEY (moduleID) REFERENCES module(moduleID));
insert into ATTENDANCE values
('F1','A1','E1','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes');
insert into ATTENDANCE values
('F2','A2','E2','Yes','No','Yes','Yes','No','Yes');
insert into ATTENDANCE values
('F3','A3','E2','Yes','Yes','Yes','No','Yes','Yes');
insert into ATTENDANCE values
('F4','A4','E2','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','No','Yes');
insert into ATTENDANCE values
('F5','A5','E1''Yes','Yes','No','Yes','Yes','Yes');
insert into ATTENDANCE values
('F6','A6','E2','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','No');
insert into ATTENDANCE values
('F7','A7','E1','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','No','No');
insert into ATTENDANCE values
('F8','A8','E2','Yes','Yes','Yes','No','Yes','Yes');
insert into ATTENDANCE values
('F9','A9','E3','Yes','Yes','No','Yes','Yes','Yes');
CREATE TABLE MODULE
(ModuleID char(4) NOT NULL,
ATTENDANCEID char(4) NOT NULL,
ModuleName varchar(45),
ModuleCode varchar(6),
PRIMARY KEY (ModuleID));
ALTER TABLE MODULE
ADD FOREIGN KEY (attendanceID) REFERENCES attendance(attendanceID);
insert into MODULE values
('E1','F1','Workshop Research and Project Implementation','Im3023');
insert into MODULE values
('E2','F2','Advanced Database Development','SD3042');
insert into MODULE values
('E3','F3','Advacned Information Systems Develpment','SD3043');
charles
I am fairly new at SQL and also new to this forum. So I don't know if this topic belongs here or not.
But anyways, I found this tutorial online. However, I am having trouble completing it. Can someone please help me?
Given the following table definitions:
CREATE TABLE USERS
(
USERID CHAR(5) PRIMARY KEY,
NAME VARCHAR(30),
RATING CHAR(1) CHECK (RATING IN (A, B,C,D)
)
CREATE TABLE ITEMS
(
ITEM_NO NUMBER PRIMARY KEY,
DESCRIPTION VARCHAR(50),
OFFERED_BY CHAR(5) REFERENCES USERS(USERID) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE,
START_DATE DATETIME,
END_DATE DATETIME,
RESERVE_PRICE NUMBER
)
CREATE TABLE BIDS
(
USERID CHAR(5) REFERENCES USERS ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE SET NULL,
ITEMNO NUMBER REFERENCES ITEMS(ITEM_NO) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE,
BID NUMBER,
BID_DATE DATETIME,
PRIMARY KEY(USERID,ITEMNO,BID_DATE)
)
Directions: Indicate whether the statement is accepted or rejected; and if accepted indicate its effects. Evaluate each statement INDEPENDENTLY.
1) INSERT INTO ITEMS VALUES(1009, Red Bicycle,U01,1999-01-08, 1999-02-10, 30)
2) UPDATE ITEMS SET ITEMNO=1008 where ITEMNO=1001
3) DELETE FROM ITEMS WHERE ITEMNO=1005
4) INSERT INTO ITEMS VALUES(1010, Green Bicycle,U07,1999-01-08, 1999-02-10, 30)
5) UPDATE BIDS SET ITEMNO=1011 WHERE ITEMNO = 1001
6) DELETE FROM USERS WHERE USERID=U01
7) UPDATE ITEMS SET ITEMNO=1020 WHERE ITEMNO=1001
8) DELETE FROM BIDS WHERE BID > 1001
Thanks. I would greatly appreciate your help.
My table structure is something like this :
ORDER_ITEM (OrderSK, ItemNumber, Qty, ServiceSK, UnitPrice)
SERVICE (ServiceSK, Description, UnitPrice)
How could I modify the database structure to enforce the data constraint that ORDER_ITEM.UnitPrice must be equal to SERVICE.UnitPrice for the corresponding service.
i have a question about constraints in SQL server.
i have three tables:
Client
---------
clientID
name
etc...
Bank
-------
BankID (a virtual number, identity)
ClientID (FK: Client)
BankAccountNumber
BankName
Order
--------
OrderID
ClientID
BankID
a Client an have one or more bankAccounts.. if he place an order, he can select wich bankaccount will be used to pay.
how do i have to set the constraints so that the bankAccount in Order, is allways of THAT client in order.???
Thanx...
I have to change someones username in my database in a couple of tables. When I try to make any changes, I get an error that there is a constraint. Is there a way to make the changes without removing all the constraints then replacing them?
Thanks
Hi,
Just getting into scripting sql. I have a little script that adds and drops a default value for a column. But I cannot get it to run when the column already has a default value specified. If I didn't script the contraint and specify a name I have no name to specify when trying to drop it.
ALTER TABLE users ADD CONSTRAINT dev1 DEFAULT 1 FOR ns_email_flag
ALTER TABLE users DROP CONSTRAINT dev1
How do I remove any existing default values using script?
TIA,
Seoras.
How does one know what a particular trigger or constraint is supposed to be doing on a table. I am just two days old on this position, and no form of documentation, at the same time I am expected to trouble-shoot some error messages. Thanks for your help.
View 3 Replies View RelatedWhen I first set up my database, I set it up with many unique constraints, but not much in the way if indexes. After reading more about the benefits of indexes, I'm thinking of deleting many of the unique constraints, and replacing them with unique indexes where appropriate.
It seems that indexes would be better than unique constraints in many cases, because you have the double benefit of enforcing uniqueness, as well as improving sorting capability. Does this make sense?
Hi folks,
Wonder if I'm onto something....everything I've read says that to drop foreign key constraints, you have to drop/recreate the table.
I've been able to dynamically create the ALTER TABLE statements for all FK constraints in a database. The way I did was a little convoluted (Access 97 linked tables and pass-through queries, cut/paste from the debug window to SQL7 QA), but it does work. More importantly, it saves the hassle of dropping/recreating tables....Someone with more expertise than I in using nested cursors could probably convert it to pure T-SQL pretty easily.
Just curious...opinions? Be glad to post the code here if that's appropriate.
Dan