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February 21, 2023

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Beginner's guide to database constraints
Constraints are a core feature of relational databases. Defining these improves data quality by preventing duplicate rows, orphaned rows, and columns with impossible values.

Watch the recording to learn how the major constraints - primary keys, unique constraints, foreign keys, not null, and check - work in Oracle Database.

Highlights include:

02:30 - Prevent duplicate rows
06:20 - Demo of primary keys and unique constraints
25:10 - Parent-child relationships
28:45 - Demo of foreign keys
41:10 - Making columns mandatory
42:50 - Demo of not null and check constraints
49:20 - Adding constraints on invalid data
53:15 - Demo of adding NOVALIDATE constraints
1:00:00 - Summary

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