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Re: C constraints

From: Connor McDonald <connor_mcdonald_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:32:16 +0800
Message-ID: <3ABE0170.4A8D@yahoo.com>

Dudo wrote:
>
> The CONSTRAINT_TYPE column in USER_CONSTRAINTS has only one value for all
> the tables:
> "C"
> No P or U or R ...
> What does it mean for performance?
> If it isn't easy to explain, can you suggest any article on subject?
>
> Thanks

'C' - check something
'P' - primary key
'U' - unique
'R' - foreign key

If its a pre-delivered app then it may not take advantage of Oracle specific stuff - otherwise its worth a closer look...

hth
connor

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