Oracle Table Index Editor - Constraint State Tab

Use the Constraint State tab to assign or modify constraint state properties. There is no forward engineering for this tab unless you have the Generate as Constraint check box selected. This tab is valid only for PK, FK, and Unique indexes; it is disabled for AK indexes that are not unique. The following describes the options available for this tab:

Constraint Name

Specifies the constraint name.

Constraint States

Use the following options to assign various constraint state properties:

Deferrability

• DEFERRABLE If you select this option you cannot also select DEFERRED under the Initially option.
• NOT DEFERRABLE

Enabled

• ENABLE
• DISABLE

Initially

• IMMEDIATE
• DEFERRED If you select this option you cannot also select DEFERRABLE under the Deferrability option.

Rely

• RELY
• NORELY

Validate

• Validate
• NOVALIDATE

Exceptions Table

Select an exceptions table from the drop-down list. Click the button to open the Oracle Table Editor. The Exceptions Table option is available only if you selected ENABLE for the Enabled option.

Using Index

This option generates the create_index_statement. It is disabled for FK constraints because it is not valid for FK constraints.