On Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, Rich Shepard <rshepard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Should lookup tables have a numeric FK column as well as the description column?
If so, how should I add an FK to the two lookup tables in my database?
Most do (have a surrogate PK) since it removes cascading updates
How does a synthetic PK "remove cascading updates"? Doesn't the decision on whether or not to cascade update depend on the ON UPDATE CASCADE clause of the FK definition?
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