Example: Adding a PRIMARY KEY Constraint to a Table - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

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VantageCloud
VantageCore
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VMware
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IntelliFlex
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Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
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17.20
Published
June 2022
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table_1 must not already have a defined PRIMARY KEY constraint. Constraint name primary_1 must not duplicate an existing constraint name in table_1.

     ALTER TABLE table_1
       ADD CONSTRAINT primary_1 PRIMARY KEY (column_1, column_2);

column_1 and column_2 must be NOT NULL or an error is returned.