Oracle Designer Model, Release 6i
Uniqueness Criteria

VIEW_OBJECT_ATTRIBUTE

Uniqueness may be enforced by database constraints and/or the API, depending on the complexity of the uniqueness criteria

• Database constraints are used when the uniqueness criteria can be expressed simply as a combination of columns. These are defined as unique key constraints placed on the underlying table.
• The API is used when the uniqueness criteria cannot be expressed simply as a combination of columns. These are defined in PL/SQL.

Uniqueness enforced by database constraints

The following unique key constraints exist for the underlying table SDD_CAT

Unique Key Constraint	Column
UK_HANDCRAFTED_CAT	( 1 ) GENERIC_CLASS_REF ( 2 ) EVENT_CLASSIFIER_REF ( 3 ) INTERFACE_CLASSIFIER_REF ( 4 ) ENTITY_OBJECT_REF ( 5 ) VIEW_OBJECT_REF ( 6 ) NAME

Uniqueness enforced in PL/SQL by the API

See API Spec for VIEW_OBJECT_ATTRIBUTE