Database Concepts (8th Edition)
Database Concepts (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134601533
Author: David M. Kroenke, David J. Auer, Scott L. Vandenberg, Robert C. Yoder
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.15RQ

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Surrogate primary key:

  • A system assigned primary key in a relational database such as a serial number or any other which is not derived from any data in the database is known as surrogate primary key.
  • It is deputy of the primary key and will act as a primary key in the database and does not have any other significance.
  • To simplify the primary key structures in the database, surrogate primary keys are created, and this ensures unique identification process in a relation.

Conditions to use the surrogate key:

The surrogate key for a relation is created when a primary key of a relation holds the below three conditions:

  • If the relation has a composite primary key, then surrogate key should be created...

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