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SQL Server外键到多个表

更新时间:2022-10-18 09:32:51

外键只能引用一个表,如文档(重点是我的):

lockquote
一个外键(FK)是用
来建立的列或列组合并强制两个表中的数据之间的链接。


但是,如果你想开始清理你可以像@KevinCrowell建议的那样创建一个成员表,从两个 members_company t把它们换成意见。您可以在视图上使用 INSTEAD OF 触发器将更新重定向到新表格。这仍然是一些工作,但这将是修复您的数据模型的一种方式,而不会破坏现有的应用程序(当然,如果您的情况是可行的话)。

I have the following database schema:

members_company1(id, name, ...);
members_company2(id, name, ...);
profiles(memberid, membertypeid, ...);
membertypes(id, name, ...)
[ 
       { id : 1, name : 'company1', ... }, 
       { id : 2, name : 'company2', ... }
];

So each profile belongs to a certain member either from company1 or company2 depending on membertypeid value

members_company1     —————————      members_company2     
————————————————                    ————————————————
id      ——————————> memberid <———————————         id
name               membertypeid                 name
                       /|\
                        |  
                        |  
      profiles          |  
      ——————————        |  
      memberid  ————————+  
      membertypeid

I am wondering if it's possible to create a foreign key in profiles table for referential integrity based on memberid and membertypeid pair to reference either members_company1 or members_company2 table records?

A foreign key can only reference one table, as stated in the documentation (emphasis mine):

A foreign key (FK) is a column or combination of columns that is used to establish and enforce a link between the data in two tables.

But if you want to start cleaning things up you could create a members table as @KevinCrowell suggested, populate it from the two members_company tables and replace them with views. You can use INSTEAD OF triggers on the views to 'redirect' updates to the new table. This is still some work, but it would be one way to fix your data model without breaking existing applications (if it's feasible in your situation, of course)