The relation of PRIMARY is equal to fk_student_single_user1. So i must remove one of them.
The problem is, i can't remove or rename PRIMARY in workbench, the program does not allow, and if i delete fk_student_single_user1, i also delete the foreign key. The only way is delete PRIMARY in the phpmyadmin.
But i think that exists any problem in my eer model, it is supposed an export without bugs.
I deleted my previous column id, because two foreign keys can be the primary key of the table.
How i can solve that?
Try deleting the foreign key, dropping the needless fkey index, and re-adding the foreign key using plain sql (alter table...) rather than your GUI.
The SQL spec requires a unique index on the target column, so there's no reason to add an extra (non-unique) index on top.
If MySQL still adds the index, you might want to report it as a bug (as well as to http://sql-info.de/mysql/gotchas.html).
If not, you might want to investigate whether the index was added by your GUI in the first place. And if so, report the issue as a bug to the GUI's creator.
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I need to create the database schema and include it in my software requirements specification for my school project, however, when I try to create a relationship between 2 tables, I get Error: Missing index on column(s).
I think #HazarathChillara has this right; you need to create primary, unique, or index keys.
You said every table has an primary key, but did you make each foreign and referenced key an index as well? It sounds like you neglected to properly set up your table structure; I only get the error when I don't have a primary key or index on the particular columns I'm working with.
"MySQL requires indexes on foreign keys and referenced keys so that foreign key checks can be fast and not require a table scan"
You can just put an INDEX on the foreign key (often my referenced key is a primary key anyway, so I don't need any additional key on that column).
This error appears only when you neglect table structure. Make sure that you Indexed a foreign key as well. you can see i marked how could i select my foreign key as index.In this Image I am indexing selected, 'sr' my foreign key
As Usman Khan said you have to go to the structure tab of the particular table and clicked on more options and select 'INDEX' for the foreign key.
the below image will help you how to do it
I think i have another simple solve,
thing is, phpMyAdmin wont allow the addition of foreign keys to an already available data entry, so here is the my simple solve,
1. ensure to backup your database
2. confirm that your data was backed-up securely, recommended Offline backups
4. delete all data entries in all tables that will be part of the new relationship.
5. now Create the relevant relationships.
6. be sure you have created all required and preferred relations to avoid the need to
export data again
Currently I am using DBGen to generate the database which will be used to generate the TPC-H benchmarks. I am import the files (raw data directly from DBGen) into both mysql and postgres. After the data is imported, I need to add primary key as well as foreign keys onto the existing tables.
I am using the most simple command to add primary keys and foreign keys.
According to my own experience, postgres run much faster than mysql (especially handling big tables, 1.4 GB lineitem table in my case).
But does anyone know why it is the case?
Does it mean that the two systems do something very differently when they are trying to add primary key or foreign keys?
When you add and remove PRIMARY KEYs in MySQL, it rebuilds the entire table -- so effectively re-imports it by making a copy of it.
In addition to being a general limitation (this happens with MyISAM too), InnoDB is stored as a "Clustered Primary Key", that is, the rows are internally stored in a tree based on the primary key.. so the primary key is integral to how the table is stored, and sorted... so even if it could somehow do this without copying everything it would have to basically completely re-organise everything anyway.
See: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/innodb-index-types.html
I would suggest adding the PRIMARY KEY before you import the data, so that you only need to do it once.
You should be able to add secondary indexes and foreign key references online, without a table copy. See:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/innodb-create-index-overview.html
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/innodb-create-index-limitations.html
In MySQL Workbench's EER diagram, there is a checkbox to make each column in a table unique, not null, primary key etc.
However, I would like to have a UNIQUE constraint on multiple columns. Is it possible to add it in in MySQL Workbench's EER diagram?
EDIT: Ok, I realised the unique checkbox, creates a UNIQUE INDEX, and not a UNIQUE CONSTRAINT
In the Alter Table dialog of MySQL Workbench:
Go to Indexes tab.
Double-click on a blank row to create a new index.
Choose 'UNIQUE' as the index type.
Check the columns that you want to be unique together.
There's some discussion as to whether this is weird, since an index is not the same as a constraint. I certainly wouldn't have thought to look there. However, apparently the `unique index' enforces uniqueness in the same way as a unique constraint, and may improve performance. For example, if I try to insert a row that would break unique together after using this method, it throws an '1062 Duplicate entry' error.
it does not seem to be available : http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=48468 . it seems what you can is to create a multi column unique index on the indexes tab but for a multi column unique constraint, you need to run the creation command manually.
With latest MWB (I'm on 6.0.8), it is possible to create composite keys
If you wish to create a composite primary key you can select multiple columns and check the PK check box. However, there is an additional step that is required, you must click the Indexes tab, then in the Index Columns panel you must set the desired order of the primary keys.
I've a table CustomizationSet with the columns:
customization_set_guid (which is a non-nullable guid and also the primary key)
creator_account_guid
and a few others
And a table with existing data Registration with the columns:
registration_id (an int and the primary key)
customization_set_guid (also a guid (so a char(36)) which is nullable, and all entries are currently null)
and a few other columns
When I try and run
ALTER TABLE Registration ADD FOREIGN KEY
(
customization_set_guid
) REFERENCES CustomizationSet (
customization_set_guid
);
in MySQL Workbench, it gives the error 1050Table '.\dbname\registration' already exists.
If I try to use the UI to add the foreign keys with the Foreign Keys tab of the Alter Table Dialog, and choose CustomizationSet as the referenced table, it doesn't let me choose customization_set_guid in the list of columns.
I'm really not sure why it won't let me add this foreign key. I've just successfully created foreign keys between tables I just added. The Registration table has existed for awhile...
I got the same error, and it was due to the fact that the foreign key already existed. What you want is just to add the constraint:
ALTER TABLE Registration
ADD CONSTRAINT idx_Registration_CustomizationSet
FOREIGN KEY (customization_set_guid)
REFERENCES CustomizationSet(customization_set_guid);
It looks like there is a bug report for this at MySQL located here:
MySQL Bug 55296
In the end, I guess they upgraded their server and it fixed the issue. From reading it, I'm not sure though. They did have some workarounds like putting in constraint names/changing them. If you think this is the same, I would request that the bug is reopened.
At one point, they mention the types didn't match and workbench was responding with the wrong error (it should have been an errno 150, or errno 121). You can see the causes for those errors here:
MySQL Foreign Key Errors and Errno 150
So a team member figured this out. The one table was set with the type utf8_general, and another was set to the type default. I didn't think this was an issue, since the default is utf8_general, but apparently mysql just looks at the type names and not the underlying type.
I got the same error, and since my case wasnt mentioned yet, i ll post this answer and hopefully it may save somebody's time!
My two tables engines, where different.
The one was InnoDB, and the other MyIsam.
To change the engine of a table:
choose table, hit alter table, and then to hit that double arrow at
the right-most of the Workbench(so it will point upwards).
Now change the engine!
Check the Storage Engine type for CustomizationSet table.
I had a same issue but i could solve it by changing engine type to
InnoDB , because few types don't support foreign key constraints.
Not sure about the table already existing, but the reason it's not letting you choose the column you want is most likely due to the columns not being the same type. Check to ensure they are both the same type, same length, and have all the same options.
I'm not sure if it's a typo but shouldn't be
ALTER TABLE Registration ADD FOREIGN KEY
(
customization_set_guid
) REFERENCES CustomizationSet (
customization_set_guid
);
be something like
ALTER TABLE Registration ADD FOREIGN KEY
customization_set_guid_fk (customization_set_guid)
REFERENCES CustomizationSet (customization_set_guid);
I had a similar problem and in the end it was a problem of Integrity Constraint.
The Foreign Key column was referencing a foreign column that didnt
exist.
Try run the following to test whether this is the case:
select r.customization_set_guid, c.customization_set_guid
from Registration r
right join CustomizationSet c
on
r.customization_set_guid = c.customization_set_guid
where isnull(c.customization_set_guid);
When using MysqlWorkbench the error is misleading. My issue was that I was trying to add a foreign key constraint on table that already had rows and one of the rows was empty (did not meet the FK constraint. Instead of complaining that constraint will fail if applied, MysqlWorkbench reported that table exists.
Removing the offending row fixed (or adding and constraint acceptable value to the field) solved the problem.
I'm try to create a foreign key between tables by using MySQL Workbench. But I don't know why I can't tick the checkbox to select a field in order to map with another field in another table. Maybe it require both field has the same type (and other conditions??)
So can you tell me the criteria to create relationship using foreign key and how to do it in MySQL Workbench?
I had this problem too. The reason I couldn't create the relationship was as you say the types weren't exactly the same. I had an unsigned int as my primary key and a signed int as my foreign key, so the software wouldn't allow me to create the relationship. Would have been nice if the software came up with an alert or some kind of user feedback highlighting it's objection to checking that box.
I'm not a user of MySQL Workbench, but make sure you're using a storage engine that supports foreign keys in the first place. (for example, InnoDB)
See the MySQL documentation for the requirements necessary for a foreign key relationship.
I had the same issue. Found a workaround:
After you have entered name of foreignkey constraint and selected the referenced table click "next" without selecting the column names.
In this step you will see the create sql script of new constraint.
Edit it manually: enter the referenced column name and the column name of fk.
Then click finish. The script will be executed.
For recheck try to open table alter window again and you will see that the column checkbox is ticked now in foreign key tab.
When you edit a table in the EER diagram editor, there's a "Foreign Keys" tab. You can set the foreign keys between tables there. (Workbench 5.2.36)
I am facing the same problem with MySql Workbench. I have one char(5) (in table 1) as my primary key and another char(5) (in table 2) as a foreign key. But MySql Workbench won't let me create the relationship. I am using INNODB.