| Goal | The naming must be consistent. Find foreign key constraints where the candidate key column and foreign key column names have different prefixes. Thus, for instance, one cannot use USING syntax for joining the tables. |
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| Type | Problem detection (Each row in the result could represent a flaw in the design) |
| Reliability | Medium (Medium number of false-positive results) |
| License | MIT (opens in new tab) |
| Fixing Suggestion | Use the same prefix in case of the candidate key and foreign key column names. For instance, if the primary key column name is id_person, then the foreign key column should not have the name code_person and nr_person and vice versa. |
| Data Source | system catalog only |
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Collections
This query belongs to the following collections:
Find problems automatically
Queries, that results point to problems in the database. Each query in the collection produces an initial assessment. However, a human reviewer has the final say as to whether there is a problem or not .
| Name | Description |
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| Find problems automatically | Queries, that results point to problems in the database. Each query in the collection produces an initial assessment. However, a human reviewer has the final say as to whether there is a problem or not . |
Categories
This query is classified under the following categories:
Inconsistencies
Queries of this catergory provide information about inconsistencies of solving the same problem in different places.
Naming
Queries of this category provide information about the style of naming.
Relationships between tables
Queries of this category provide information about how database tables are connected to each other and whether such connections have been explicitly defined and whether it has been done correctly.
| Name | Description |
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| Inconsistencies | Queries of this catergory provide information about inconsistencies of solving the same problem in different places. |
| Naming | Queries of this category provide information about the style of naming. |
| Relationships between tables | Queries of this category provide information about how database tables are connected to each other and whether such connections have been explicitly defined and whether it has been done correctly. |
Further reading and related materials:
The corresponding code smell in case of cleaning code is "G11: Inconsistency". (Robert C. Martin, Clean Code)
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| The corresponding code smell in case of cleaning code is "G11: Inconsistency". (Robert C. Martin, Clean Code) |