Cascading referential integrity constraints are foreign key constraints that tell SQL Server to perform certain actions when a primary key field in a primary key-foreign key relationship is ...

If one primary key/foreign key relation is defined between the tables, Query and Reporting joins the related tables automatically. It generates a WHERE or ON clause that is based on the related column ...

Designers should seek a balance to avoid an excess. When only a sub-set of the foreign keys comprise the full primary key of the fact table, it is not unusual for developers, or query writers, to ...

For everyone normalizing their designs, just remember: There ain't no such thing as a partial foreign key. When a project pretends that partial foreign keys are a valid concept, the end result is a ...