Named NOT NULL constraints?

Toad Data Modeler
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Hello,

I’d like to derive the names for NOT NULL constrainst from the name of the table.

How can I configre TDM to let me edit names for NOT NULL constraints?

Thanks!

bye

Thomas

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Hi Thomas,

The most easiest way is to use Default Values in combination with Application Variables. Go to Settings Menu | Default Values, in the tree to the left locate Entities | Attributes and look for Constraint Not Null Name.

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Edit the value in Default Value column and create the name using some combination of text and Application Variables (from the selection on the right), e.g. NC_<%TableName%>_<%UniqueNumber%>.

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Apply the changes, restart TDM and you're done, from now on, every time a new Not Null Constraint is created, it will use the Default Value you have specified. This approach has one disadvantage - if you change the table name at some point, the changes won't be reflected in the Not Null Constraint name.

Another way to change the names is to use a script. You can try running the script attached to this post in Expert Mode Menu | Scripting Window (enable Expert Mode first in Settings Menu | Options | General). The script should rename all of your Not Null Constrait Names to NNentity_name_attribute_name. _Of course, you can modify the script to rename the objects to anything you want.

We have also created an enhancement change request (TDM-2369) to implement Application Variables evaluation directly for Not Null Constraints so your task could get a little easier in one of the future versions.

Regards,

Lukas
NotNullConstraintRename.txt (966 Bytes)

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Hello!

This has been implemented in version 6.3 which can be downloaded at support.quest.com/…/download-new-releases

For more information about this release please have a look at the Releases Notes at support.quest.com/…/technical-documents

Thanks,
Zaida