eva/3 Application BuilderDeveloping eva/3 ApplicationsWorking with DatabasesReferential Integrity 

Defining Relationships

To specify relationships between the table columns, the window "Referential integrity can be called by double clicking at the black line (s. fig. 5).

Fig. 56: Referential Integrity
Fig. 56: Referential Integrity

The button Relation type... opens the window Link properties (s. fig. 6).

Fig. 57: Link Properties
Fig. 57: Link Properties

The control fields with referential integrity, refresh transfer to detail field and delete transfer to detail record allows more association properties.

with referential integrity There is referential integrity between the selected columns
refresh transfer to detail field A table value is updated whenever the related value in the other table changes
delete transfer to detail record A table value is deleted whenever the related value in the other table is deleted

If the control field "with referential integrity" is activated, so the design of the table connection is changed (s. fig. 58 ).

Fig. 58: Display of Referential Integrity
Fig. 58: Display of Referential Integrity