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Re: Should I use PK or Unique Index in this table ?

From: <Kenneth>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 06:38:37 GMT
Message-ID: <4159068a.423093@news.inet.tele.dk>


On 27 Sep 2004 22:16:51 -0700, krislioe_at_gmail.com (xtanto) wrote:

>Hi gurus,
>
>I have a employee table, when an employee firstly input into the
>system, he/she does not have Emp_Number yet, after some approval
>process only then Emp_Number is generated.
>
>Question is : since Emp_Number can be null at first, should I have PK
>on this table ? or just Unique Index ?
>
>Thank you,
>xtanto

Hi Xtanto,

Primary Key = Unique + Not Null ===>> Primary key constraint on Emp_number not possible.

Received on Tue Sep 28 2004 - 01:38:37 CDT

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