Reader small image

You're reading from  Learn SQL Database Programming

Product typeBook
Published inMay 2020
Reading LevelIntermediate
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781838984762
Edition1st Edition
Languages
Right arrow
Author (1)
Josephine Bush
Josephine Bush
author image
Josephine Bush

Josephine Bush has over 10 years experience as a Database Administrator. Her experience is extensive and broad-based, including in financial, business, and energy data systems using MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, and PostgreSQL. She is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Data Management and Analytics. She holds a BS in Information Technology, an MBA in IT Management, and an MS in Data Analytics.
Read more about Josephine Bush

Right arrow

Understanding data integrity

Data integrity refers to the consistency and accuracy of the data. It is typically enforced by the procedures and guidelines in the database design phase. In RDMS, keys enforce data integrity. A key is user-defined and forces values in a table to conform to a specified standard. This standard will allow only certain kinds of values to be in the database.

Types of integrity

Data integrity refers to the consistency and accuracy of data and table relationships. The following table lists the types of integrity you can use:

Entity integrity

Referential integrity

Domain integrity

Unique constraint

Foreign key

Check constraint

Not null constraint

Default constraint

Primary key...

Previous PageNext Page
You have been reading a chapter from
Learn SQL Database Programming
Published in: May 2020Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781838984762
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
undefined
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at $15.99/month. Cancel anytime

Author (1)

author image
Josephine Bush

Josephine Bush has over 10 years experience as a Database Administrator. Her experience is extensive and broad-based, including in financial, business, and energy data systems using MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, and PostgreSQL. She is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Data Management and Analytics. She holds a BS in Information Technology, an MBA in IT Management, and an MS in Data Analytics.
Read more about Josephine Bush