Naming Key Constraints

Naming key constraints helps you to identify and customize key constraints in scripts for database creation and modification. The constraint name gives you greater flexibility for modifying keys in subsequent database generations.

If you do not specify a constraint name, PowerDesigner creates a default constraint name automatically.

• Naming a Primary Key Constraint
  A primary key constraint is a named check that enforces the uniqueness and the presence of values in a primary key column.
• Naming an Alternate Key Constraint
  You can use the following variable in the name of a alternate key constraint:
• Naming a Foreign Key Constraint
  You can use the following variable in the name of a foreign key constraint:

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Created October 7, 2009. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com