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Primary Key Vs Foreign Key

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Copyright© 2023 Mohammed Abu-Hadhoud

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Copyright© 2023 Mohammed Abu-Hadhoud
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Primary Key
vs
Foreign Key

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ProgrammingAdivces.com MBA, PMOC, PgMP®, PMP®, PMI-RMP®, CM, ITILF, MCPD, MCSD
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In RDBMS.
Data that is stored in an organized fashion in tables containing rows and columns along with relations between
these tables.

Table/Entity Set

Column/Field/Attribute
Employees Table
Row/Entity/Record
ID FirstName LastName Gender Birthdate Salary DepartmentID

1 Mohammed Abu‐Hadhoud M 6/11/1977 5000 1

2 Ali Zaher M 5/7/1990 3000 2 Departments Table


ID Name Location
3 Lubna Aqel F 5/5/2000 500 1

1 IT Amman
5 Fadi Khalil M 6/6/1980 1400 4

2 Finance Amman
6 Maha Majed M 7/7/2001 300 3

3 HR UAE
7 Omar Ali M 6/6/1977 2000 1

4 Marketing Qatar
8 Huda Omar F 4/2/1990 1000 1

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Primary Key vs Foreign Key

Primary Key
Employees Table
ID FirstName LastName Gender Birthdate Salary DepartmentID
Primary Key
1 Mohammed Abu‐Hadhoud M 6/11/1977 5000 1

2 Ali Zaher M 1/1/2000 500 2 Departments Table


ID Name Location
3 Lubna Aqel F 5/5/2000 500 1

1 IT Amman
5 Fadi Khalil M 6/6/1980 1400 4

2 Finance Amman
6 Maha Majed M 7/7/2001 300 3

3 HR UAE
7 Omar Ali M 6/6/1977 2000 1

4 Marketing Qatar
8 Huda Omar F 4/2/1990 1000 1

Foreign Key

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Primary Key
• A primary key is a column or set of columns in a relational database table
that uniquely identifies each row or record in the table.
• It is a unique identifier for each record and serves as a reference point
for other tables that have a relationship with the table in question.

• Each table in a relational database must have a primary key, and it should
be a non-null value that is unique and stable over time.

• Primary Key should not be changed.

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Foreign Key
• A foreign key, on the other hand, is a column or set of columns in a table
that refers to the primary key of another table.

• It establishes a relationship between two tables, allowing data to be


shared and linked between them.

• The foreign key ensures that referential integrity is maintained by


ensuring that any value in the foreign key column must exist in the primary
key column of the related table.

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Summary
• In summary, a primary key uniquely identifies a record in a table, while a
foreign key establishes a relationship between two tables by referencing
the primary key of another table.

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ProgrammingAdivces.com MBA, PMOC, PgMP®, PMP®, PMI-RMP®, CM, ITILF, MCPD, MCSD
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Copyright© 2023 Mohammed Abu-Hadhoud
ProgrammingAdivces.com MBA, PMOC, PgMP®, PMP®, PMI-RMP®, CM, ITILF, MCPD, MCSD
26+ years of experience

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