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Databases Querying Relational Databases Table Relationships One to One Relationships

Posted by jlampstack
jlampstack
23,932 Points

Is ID in the Customer_Extension table both primary & foreign key?

Is ID in the Customer_Extension table both primary & foreign key?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

This was explained at about 1:46 in the video:

...we give it the same primary key as the original customer table.
This field, ID, is also the foreign key back to the customer table.

Kevin Gates
Kevin Gates
15,053 Points
Kevin Gates
Kevin Gates
15,053 Points

In short, "Yes", it is both. But Steven Parker goes into more detail for how it works.