| 561 |
Only ID primary key |
Find base base tables have the simple primary key that contains a column with the (case insensitive) name id and an integer type. In addition, the primary key values are generated automatically by the system by using a sequence generator. In addition the base table must not have any unique constraint. |
Problem detection |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables |
2022-11-09 15:15 |
MIT License |
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| 562 |
Only one value permitted in a base table or a foreign table column (based on check constraints) |
Find columns of base tables or foreign tables in case of which a check constraint on the column permits only one value in the column. The constraint may be correct if it is applied to a column of a subtable that is inherited from the supertable or is used to enfore the rule that the table can have at most one row. |
General |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables |
2024-04-30 20:14 |
MIT License |
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| 563 |
Only one value permitted in a base table or a foreign table column (based on enumeration types) |
Find columns of base tables or foreign tables in case of which the type of the column permits only one value in the column. The type is an enumeration type that specifies only one value. |
Problem detection |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables |
2021-02-25 17:30 |
MIT License |
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| 564 |
Only one value permitted in a non-inherited base table or a foreign table column (based on check constraints) |
Find columns of base tables or foreign tables in case of which a check constraint on the column permits only one value in the column. Exclude columns that are inherited from a supertable because the constraint may be correct if it is applied to a column of a subtable that is inherited from the supertable. |
Problem detection |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables |
2024-04-30 20:16 |
MIT License |
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| 565 |
ON UPDATE CASCADE is perhaps missing (based on the compensating actions of other foreign key constraints) |
Find inconsistencies of using ON UPDATE CASCADE in case of foreign key constraints. An example of inconsistency is that there are two foreign key constraints in different tables that refer to the same table and its candidate key. One of the constraints has ON UPDATE CASCADE compensating action one does not. ON UPDATE CASCADE usage should be consistent, otherwise it does not allow us to change key values in the primary table. More generally, there is a set of foreign key constraints F that refer to a candidate key of table T. It cannot be the case that a proper non-empty subset of these foreign keys have ON UPDATE CASCADE compensatory action. Either all the constraints in F should have it or none of it should have it (depending on circumstances). |
Problem detection |
system catalog base tables only |
2022-04-30 18:39 |
MIT License |
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| 566 |
ON UPDATE CASCADE is probably missing (based on column names) |
Find foreign key constraints that do not feature ON UPDATE CASCADE compensating action although people have a reason to change the key value in the primary table by assuming that the names of foreign key columns correctly point towards the use of natural keys in the table. |
Problem detection |
system catalog base tables only |
2023-11-16 11:59 |
MIT License |
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| 567 |
ON UPDATE CASCADE is probably missing (based on data types) |
Find foreign key constraints where the foreign key column does not have an integer type or uuid type and the foreign key constraint does not have ON UPDATE CASCADE compensating action. In this case the foreign key probably refferes to a natural key (i.e., a key that values have meaning outside the computer system) and ON UPDATE CASCADE would be suitable because the key values could be changed over time. |
Problem detection |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables |
2023-10-06 14:19 |
MIT License |
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| 568 |
ON UPDATE CASCADE is probably missing (based on the properties of the referenced column) |
Find the foreign key constraints that do not have ON UPDATE CASCADE and that referenced key is a simple key that has an integer type, is not covered by another foreign key, and does not have an associated sequence generator, i.e., the foreign key references a simple natural key. |
Problem detection |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables |
2022-04-30 18:39 |
MIT License |
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| 569 |
Optional base table columns |
Find optional base table columns, i.e., columns that permit NULLs. Are you sure you want to allow NULLs in these columns? |
General |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA only |
2020-11-21 03:02 |
MIT License |
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| 570 |
Optional base table columns that have a default value that is not the empty string |
Find optiona base table columns that have a default value that is not the empty string. Such columns should be mandatory. |
Problem detection |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA only |
2021-02-25 17:29 |
MIT License |
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| 571 |
Optional base table columns that participate in a UNIQUE constraint or index |
Find optional base table columns that participate in a UNIQUE constraint or index. Each base table has one or more candidate keys. One of these is usually selected to be the primary key, other are called alternate keys. To enforce an alternate key one should define a UNIQUE constraint and determine that all the key columns are mandatory (NOT NULL) just like the primary key columns are mandatory. Make sure that the NOT NULL constraint is not missing on these columns. |
Problem detection |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables |
2022-10-21 15:57 |
MIT License |
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| 572 |
Optional columns before mandatory columns |
Find cases where optional columns are before a mandatory column. Place mandatory columns before optional columns to improve comprehensibility of the table. |
Problem detection |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA only |
2021-02-25 17:29 |
MIT License |
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| 573 |
Optional composite foreign keys that do not have MATCH FULL specified |
Find optional composite foreign keys that do not have MATCH FULL specified. Without MATCH FULL the system will permit partial foreign key values |
Problem detection |
system catalog base tables only |
2021-02-25 17:29 |
MIT License |
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| 574 |
Optional foreign key columns |
Find foreign key columns that do not have the NOT NULL constraint. It is better to limit the use of NULLs and optional columns due to the problems that it causes in interpreting the query results, making queries, and enforcing constraints. In addition, one should check as to whether this kind of design is consistent with the multiplicities in the conceptual data model. |
General |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA only |
2023-11-17 18:36 |
MIT License |
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| 575 |
Optional non-foreign key base table columns that participate in a UNIQUE constraint or index |
Find optional base table columns that participate in a UNIQUE constraint or index but do not participate in a foreign key constraint. Each base table has one or more candidate keys. One of these is usually selected to be the primary key, other are called alternate keys. To enforce an alternate key one should define a UNIQUE constraint and determine that all the key columns are mandatory (NOT NULL) just like the primary key columns are mandatory. Make sure that the NOT NULL constraint is not missing on these columns. |
Problem detection |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables |
2022-10-21 10:45 |
MIT License |
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| 576 |
Overlapping non-function based indexes that have the same leading column but with different operator class |
Find non-function based indexes (both unique and non-unique) that have identical first column but the operator class that is used in case of the first column is different. Include unique indexes that support a constraint (primary key, unique, exclude), i.e., these indexes have been automatically created due to the constraint declaration. |
General |
system catalog base tables only |
2023-10-28 15:05 |
MIT License |
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| 577 |
Overlapping non-function based indexes that have the same leading column with the same operator class |
Find non-function based indexes (both unique and non-unique) that duplicate each other because their first column is identical and the operator class that is used in case of the first column is identical. Include unique indexes that support a constraint (primary key, unique, exclude), i.e., these indexes have been automatically created due to the constraint declaration. |
Problem detection |
system catalog base tables only |
2023-11-26 15:59 |
MIT License |
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| 578 |
Overloading |
Make sure that there is genuine overloading instead of duplication or dead code. "In some programming languages, function overloading or method overloading is the ability to create multiple functions of the same name with different implementations." (Wikipedia) In PostgreSQL one can do it automagically by having multiple routines with the same name but different parameters in the same schema. |
General |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables |
2021-12-20 11:40 |
MIT License |
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| 579 |
Overloading may cause runtime error |
Routines in the same schema that have the same name and that have parameters with different types or different number of parameters are not considered to be in conflict at the creation time. However, if defaults are provided in the definition of parameters, then these routines might be conflict during runtime. |
Problem detection |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables |
2021-10-25 16:11 |
MIT License |
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| 580 |
Pairs of base tables that have at least two columns with the same names and data types |
What are the pairs of base tables that have at least two columns with the same names and data types. The tables might violate the principle of orthogonal design and hence might facilitate uncontrolled data redundancy over different tables. |
Problem detection |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA only |
2022-11-09 13:13 |
MIT License |
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