| **Navigation:**  [[glossary index.htm|Glossary Index]] >====== referential integrity ============ The process by which an application "follows through" on an update to a key field in one file, to check its related record in another file. This maintains valid parent-child relationships within the database. The Application Generator can automatically generate the executable code to support referential integrity constraints when you select options in the Relate dialog. ====== | [[reference variable.htm|{{btn_prev_n.gif|Previous page}}]][[glossary index.htm|{{btn_home_n.gif|Return to chapter overview}}]][[region.htm|{{btn_next_n.gif|Next page}}]] |
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