DATABASE SYSTEM CONCEPTS (LOOSELEAF)
DATABASE SYSTEM CONCEPTS (LOOSELEAF)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781260515046
Author: SILBERSCHATZ
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 6, Problem 11PE

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a.

Justification:

  • Normally, the primary key, foreign key and not null constraints are used to enforce total participation constraints on a many-to-many relationship on the relations created from the relationship.
  • However, in Structured Query Language (SQL) total participation constraints on a many-to-many relationship can’t be enforced on the relations created from the relationship because, they have to be embodied as separate relation that will not be combined with either of the participating entities...

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b.

Enforcing total participation constraints using complex check constraints or assertions:

  • For a many-to-one relation R from entity “A” to “B” with their respective primary keys as “a” and “b”, the below constraints can be applied on relation “B”...

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