DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH

Name : M.Bhagya Lakshmi,

Designation : Lecturer in CCP,
Institution : GMR Polytechnic, Gajwel
Branch : DCCP
Semester : V Semester
Major Topic : SQL Plus
Sub –Topic : DATA CONSTRAINTS
Subject name : RDMS
Subject Code : CCP- 505
Duration : 50 min.
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Teaching Aids : PPT
Objectives
On Completion of this period, you would be
able to know:
 UNIQUE KEY CONCEPTS
 UNIQUE as a column constraint
 UNIQUE as a table constraint

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Recap
 Not null constraint
 Primary key constraint
 One or more columns in a table used to
uniquely identify each
 as a column constraint
 as a table constraint

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Unique Key Concepts
 What is unique?
 What is unique key?
 A unique key is similar to a primary key
 Purpose of a unique key is to ensure that
information in the column for each record is
unique
 As with telephone or driver’s license
numbers.
 A table may have many unique keys.
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UNIQUE as a column constraint
SQL > CREATE TABLE client_master
(client_no varchar2 (6) CONSTRAINT
clno_ukey UNIQUE, Name varchar2 (15),
pin_number (6), bal_due number (10,2));

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UNIQUE as a table constraint
 SQL > CREATE TABLE client_master
(client_no varchar2 (16) name varchar2 (15),
Address1 varchar2 (20), address2 varchar2
(20), City varchar2 (15), pin number (6),
bal_due number (10,2), CONSTRAINT
clno_ukey UNIQUE (client_no));

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Unique Key- Usage
 To present the duplication of values
 Within the sources of a specified column
 Or a set of a column in a table
 Columns defined within this constraint can also
allow null values

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Composite Unique Key
 Can unique key be applied on more than one
column ?
 Maximum how many columns?
 Unique can be defined on more than one
column - i.e., Combination of columns
 Said to Composite unique key.
 Maximum combination of columns is 16.

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Note
 Composite key can be defined as combination
of columns
 Can be applied only at table level

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Example Of Composite
Columns - Altering A Table
 The table vendor_master is being altered to add
unique constraint
 SQL>alter table vender_master add constraint
in_val unique (venname, tel_no);

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Summary
We have discussed about
 UNIQUE KEY CONCEPTS
 UNIQUE as a column constraint
 UNIQUE as a table constraint

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Quiz
1. Purpose of a _______ is to ensure that
information in the column for each record
is unique
b) Not null
c) Unique key
d) Both
e) none

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Frequently asked questions
 Explain unique key constraint with
example

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Assignment
1. Compare unique keys and primary key
concepts
2. Crete a table with the following constraint
defined
c) primary key
d) unique key
e) Not null

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