Oracle Designer Model, Release 6i
Deletion rules
Deletion rules on METHOD reference properties, i.e. rule if referenced element is deleted
| Reference Property | Deletion Rule |
| RETURN_CLASSIFIER_REFERENCE | Block attempt to delete CLASSIFIER |
| CLASSIFIER_REFERENCE | Cascade delete, if CLASSIFIER deleted (Owning foreign key) |
| COLLECT_CLASSIFIER_REFERENCE | Nullify reference, if CLASSIFIER deleted |
| ELEVATED_METHOD_REFERENCE | Nullify reference, if METHOD deleted |
| OVERRIDING_METHOD_REFERENCE | Nullify reference, if METHOD deleted |
Impact on child element types if METHOD is deleted
| Impact on children | Via child reference property |
| Nullify reference on ACTIVITY_DEFINITION | ACTIVITY_DEFINITION.METHOD_REFERENCE |
| Nullify reference on ATTRIBUTE_DERIVATION_RULE | ATTRIBUTE_DERIVATION_RULE.METHOD_REFERENCE |
| Nullify reference on CLASSIFIER_RULE | CLASSIFIER_RULE.METHOD_REFERENCE |
| Nullify reference on CROSS_OBJ_RULE_IMPLEMENT | CROSS_OBJ_RULE_IMPLEMENT.METHOD_REFERENCE |
| Nullify reference on METHOD | METHOD.ELEVATED_METHOD_REFERENCE |
| Nullify reference on METHOD | METHOD.OVERRIDING_METHOD_REFERENCE |
| Nullify reference on NAMED_RULE | NAMED_RULE.METHOD_REFERENCE |
| Nullify reference on STATE_RULE | STATE_RULE.METHOD_REFERENCE |
| Cascade delete DIAGRAM_ELEMENT_USAGES | DIAGRAM_ELEMENT_USAGE.CIELEMENT_REFERENCE |
| Cascade delete ELEMENT_RULE_USAGES | ELEMENT_RULE_USAGE.CIELEMENT_REFERENCE |
| Cascade delete EVENT_HANDLERS | EVENT_HANDLER.METHOD_REFERENCE |
| Cascade delete EVENT_RAISERS | EVENT_RAISER.METHOD_REFERENCE |
| Cascade delete MEMBER_COMPONENTS | MEMBER_COMPONENT.METHOD_REFERENCE |
| Cascade delete METHOD_PARAMETERS | METHOD_PARAMETER.METHOD_REFERENCE |
| Cascade delete METHOD_RULE_USAGES | METHOD_RULE_USAGE.METHOD_REFERENCE |
| Cascade delete SUBSCRIPTION_ACTIVATIONS | SUBSCRIPTION_ACTIVATION.METHOD_REFERENCE |
| Cascade delete TAGGED_VALUES | TAGGED_VALUE.ELEMENT_REFERENCE |
| Cascade delete UML_DEPENDENCY_CLIENTS | UML_DEPENDENCY_CLIENT.CLIENT_ELEMENT_REFERENCE |
| Cascade delete UML_DEPENDENCY_SUPPLIERS | UML_DEPENDENCY_SUPPLIER.SUPPLIER_ELEMENT_REFERENCE |