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  37 <topic id="textsharedexplorerdatabase05020100xml" indexer="exclude" status="PUBLISH">
  38 <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Relations</title>
  39 <filename>/text/shared/explorer/database/05020100.xhp</filename>
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  41 <history>
  42 <created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
  43 <lastedited date="2006-02-28T10:38:34">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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  46 <body>
  47 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:DBAddRelation" id="bm_id3155150" localize="false"/>
  48 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3150499"><bookmark_value>relations; properties (Base)</bookmark_value>
  49 <bookmark_value>key fields for relations (Base)</bookmark_value>
  50 <bookmark_value>cascading update (Base)</bookmark_value>
  51 </bookmark><comment>mw added "(Base)" to all entries</comment>
  52 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150445" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1">Relations</paragraph>
  53 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150499" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2"><ahelp hid=".uno:DBAddRelation">Allows you to define and edit a relation between two tables.</ahelp></paragraph>
  54 <section id="howtoget">
  55   <embed href="text/shared/00/00000450.xhp#relationen"/>
  56 </section>
  57 <paragraph role="note" id="par_id3155136" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="3">The update and delete options are only available if they are supported by the database used.</paragraph>
  58 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_LISTBOX_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_LB_LEFT_TABLE" id="bm_id3145120" localize="false"/>
  59 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_LISTBOX_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_LB_RIGHT_TABLE" id="bm_id3153088" localize="false"/>
  60 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155341" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="27">Tables</paragraph>
  61 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153880" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="28"><ahelp hid="DBACCESS_LISTBOX_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_LB_RIGHT_TABLE" visibility="hidden">This is where the two related tables are listed.</ahelp>If you create a new relation, you can select one table from each of the combo boxes in the top part of the dialog.</paragraph>
  62 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154047" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="29">If you opened the <emph>Relations</emph> dialog for an existing relation by double-clicking the connection lines in the Relation window, then the tables involved in the relation cannot be modified.</paragraph>
  63 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_RELDLG_KEYFIELDS" id="bm_id3153716" localize="false"/>
  64 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153822" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="4">Key fields</paragraph>
  65 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3159157" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5"><ahelp hid="HID_RELDLG_KEYFIELDS">Defines the key fields for the relation.</ahelp></paragraph>
  66 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_RELATIONDIALOG_LEFTFIELDCELL" id="bm_id3153561" localize="false"/>
  67 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_RELATIONDIALOG_RIGHTFIELDCELL" id="bm_id3153543" localize="false"/>
  68 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149235" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="30"><ahelp hid="HID_RELATIONDIALOG_RIGHTFIELDCELL">The names of the tables selected for the link appear here as column names.</ahelp> If you click a field, you can use the arrow buttons to select a field from the table. Each relation is written in a row.</paragraph>
  69 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145609" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="6">Update options</paragraph>
  70 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153061" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7">Here you can select options that take effect when there are changes to a primary key field.</paragraph>
  71 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_NO_CASC_UPD" id="bm_id3148550" localize="false"/>
  72 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149046" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="8">No action</paragraph>
  73 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152360" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="9"><ahelp hid="DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_NO_CASC_UPD">Specifies that any change made to a primary key does not affect other external key fields.</ahelp></paragraph>
  74 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_CASC_UPD" id="bm_id3153379" localize="false"/>
  75 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3148664" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="10">Updating cascade</paragraph>
  76 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154073" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11"><ahelp hid="DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_CASC_UPD">Updates all the external key fields if the value of the corresponding primary key has been modified (Cascading Update).</ahelp></paragraph>
  77 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_CASC_UPD_NULL" id="bm_id3156280" localize="false"/>
  78 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145171" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="12">Set null</paragraph>
  79 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154123" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13"><ahelp hid="DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_CASC_UPD_NULL"> If the corresponding primary key has been modified, use this option to set the "IS NULL" value to all external key fields. IS NULL means that the field is empty.</ahelp></paragraph>
  80 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_CASC_UPD_DEFAULT" id="bm_id3150767" localize="false"/>
  81 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150448" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="14">Set default</paragraph>
  82 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151041" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="15"><ahelp hid="DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_CASC_UPD_DEFAULT"> If the corresponding primary key has been modified, use this option to set a default value to all external key fields.</ahelp> During the creation of the corresponding table, the default value of an external key field will be defined when you assign the field properties.</paragraph>
  83 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3125863" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="16">Delete options</paragraph>
  84 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153193" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">Here you can select options that take effect when a primary key field is deleted.</paragraph>
  85 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_NO_CASC_DEL" id="bm_id3150439" localize="false"/>
  86 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3159252" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="18">No action</paragraph>
  87 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145785" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="19"><ahelp hid="DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_NO_CASC_DEL">Specifies that the deletion of a primary key will not have any effect on other external key fields.</ahelp></paragraph>
  88 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_CASC_DEL" id="bm_id3149260" localize="false"/>
  89 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154146" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="20">Delete cascade</paragraph>
  90 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155309" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="21"><ahelp hid="DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_CASC_DEL">Specifies that all external key fields will be deleted if you delete the corresponding primary key field.</ahelp></paragraph>
  91 <paragraph role="warning" id="par_id3153140" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="22">When you delete a primary key field with the<emph> Delete cascade </emph>option, all records from other tables that have this key as their foreign key are also deleted. Use this option with great care; it is possible that a major portion of the database can be deleted.</paragraph>
  92 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_CASC_DEL_NULL" id="bm_id3154987" localize="false"/>
  93 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152596" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="23">Set null</paragraph>
  94 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153363" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="24"><ahelp hid="DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_CASC_DEL_NULL">If you delete the corresponding primary key, the "IS NULL" value will be assigned to all external key fields.</ahelp></paragraph>
  95 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_CASC_DEL_DEFAULT" id="bm_id3163712" localize="false"/>
  96 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145272" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="25">Set Default</paragraph>
  97 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154320" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="26"><ahelp hid="DBACCESS_RADIOBUTTON_DLG_REL_PROPERTIES_RB_CASC_DEL_DEFAULT">If you delete the corresponding primary key, a set value will be set to all external key fields.</ahelp></paragraph>
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