Auto Population of foreign key

HI All
can a foreign key of a table be auto populated once the a row for the foreign key referred table has been inserted?.....
i have a common attribute for both the tables.
Please help

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EMP>
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java.sql.SQLException: user lacks privilege or object not found: EMPSCH.EMPSCHPK
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XML Schema complexType Element
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<cfqueryparam value="#diagnosis#" cfsqltype="cf_sql_clob"
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Ok that didn't work. Most likely due to my lack of knowledge
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@ID integer,
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cfsqltype="CF_SQL_VARCHAR">
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<cfif IsDefined("FORM.DSMIV") AND #FORM.DSMIV# NEQ "">
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tashe,
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Now I created all of that through HTML DB with foreign keys from the XREF table to the teams and divisions tables. Then I create an application throught the application builder. I choose report and form and the application type like the demo. for each of the three tables. Choose a theme and walah there is an application with all three tables. If I add data to TEAMS or DIVISIONS I can see them in the report page that is created and there is an icon to the left of each row which when clicked will allow me to edit the row.
The problem comes with my XREF table. The creation screen is just a form which expects me to know the auto generated number that was created for my division and team. I have figured out how to change this in the application builder so that it is a drop down list built from a query of the respective table.
Once I create a record I can see it in the report page for the XREF table. This page has the option to edit the record but the values on the screen are the auto generated numbers that don't mean anything to a user. When I change this page to use display values from the parent tables I lose the edit icon.
Here is the original query that the application builder used:
select
"LINK_ID",
"DIVISION_ID",
"TEAM_ID",
"SEASON_EFF",
"SEASON_TERM"
from "DIVISION_TEAM_XREF"
and here is what I would like to change it to:
select
XREF.LINK_ID "LINK_ID",
DIV.DIV_NAME "DIVISION",
TEAM.TEAM_NAME "TEAM",
XREF.SEASON_EFF "SEASON_EFF",
XREF.SEASON_TERM "SEASON_TERM"
from "DIVISION_TEAM_XREF" XREF, DIVISIONS DIV, TEAMS TEAM
where XREF.DIVISION_ID = DIV.DIVISION_ID
and XREF.TEAM_ID = TEAM.TEAM_ID
Sorry for the long post. Hope that clarifies.
Chris S.

Populate the foreign key automatically

HI All!
I have a form in which there are two data blocks One is emp_master and other is salary_details.I have a foreign key salary_code in Emp_master and similarly Salary_code as primary key in salary details.I have used two list item in place of Emp_id and Salary_code.I want that when I select the emp_id as 10 from the list automatically salary_code list item should get populated by 1 item in the list item.Similary the rest should follow .Please someone look into this matter it would be a gr8t help to me.
Thanks

Abha,
I would not use list items for this. Instead, use a multi-record text box with a scroll bar. It looks and behaves like a t-list, but is much easier to code and manage.
Use the datablock wizard to create the master-detail relationship. When you use the wizard, all the code will be generated for you. Then use the layout wizard, and display multiple records with scroll bars.
BTW, it is customary to have the primary key in the master, and the foreign key in the details. In your case it is backwards.
Also see
http://www.oracle.com/technology/obe/obe_as_10g/bi/forms/formsmasterdetailobe.htm

Regarding foreign keys

Hi
i have got tables tab1. now tab1 has composite primary key
col1and col2. for col1 there are many values of col2. thus many records in tab1 can have same value for col1 but unique value for col2 for corresponding values for col1. see below
col1 col2
1 1
1 2
1 3
2 1
2 2
3 1
4 1
4 2
4 3
now i have designed a form on this table.
now my requirement is that i have two items for this two columns and they are pop up lov's. now my requirement is that when i select a value for item col1 thru its LOV then LOV for col2 should be populated as per the value of col1.
For example if col1 value is 1 than LOV for col2 should contain values 1,2,3,4.
i tried to do it thru computation but the computation has options before after header, footer, region.
Also cannot do it thru processes.
Please relp urgently.
Thanks
Ameya

Hi and welcome to the forum.
Now , can I define a foreign key at column level in oracle?please help.Yes, you can. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_key
Oracle Documentation is your friend, explore it and search it:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/appdev.102/b14251/adfns_constraints.htm#sthref744
Oracle documentation home = http://tahiti.oracle.com, from there you can search on your keywords of specific interest easily.
Make sure to choose to drilldown on your own database version.

How to insert value for composed foreign key?

My problem when I update or insert to table Ffclient which has link 1-1 with other table ClientLoan by composes primary key loanId and clienId (break table). I auto mapping by Jdeveloper 10g version 10.1.2. In FfClient table has two fields compose foreign key of ClientLoan as loanId and clienId not nullable. In toplink object Ffclient it only has one reference ClientLoan object by clientLoan field, not has two fields loanId and clienId . When I insert or update to database, I can't set value for these two fields direct so I have created new ClientLoan object and set value for composed primary key loanId and clienId, after that set it to object Ffclient. But when I update or insert to database it occurs exception about insert null for two not nullable fields: loanId and clienId.
Any one has error as mime? Any one help me correct my error.
Thanks in advance.
Mapping is:
â¦.
<database-mapping>
<attribute-name>ffclientCollection</attribute-name>
<read-only>false</read-only>
<get-method-name>getFfclientCollection</get-method-name>
<set-method-name>setFfclientCollection</set-method-name>
<reference-class>uk.co.lsb.elb.toplink.Ffclient</reference-class>
<relationship-partner-attribute-name>clientLoan</relationship-partner-attribute-name>
<is-private-owned>false</is-private-owned>
<uses-batch-reading>false</uses-batch-reading>
<indirection-policy>
<mapping-indirection-policy>
<type>oracle.toplink.internal.indirection.TransparentIndirectionPolicy</type>
</mapping-indirection-policy>
</indirection-policy>
<container-policy>
<mapping-container-policy>
<container-class>oracle.toplink.indirection.IndirectList</container-class>
<type>oracle.toplink.internal.queryframework.ListContainerPolicy</type>
</mapping-container-policy>
</container-policy>
<source-key-fields>
<field>LSB.CLIENT_LOAN.CLIENT_ID</field>
<field>LSB.CLIENT_LOAN.LOAN_ID</field>
</source-key-fields>
<target-foreign-key-fields>
<field>LSB.FFCLIENT.CLIENT_ID</field>
<field>LSB.FFCLIENT.LOAN_ID</field>
</target-foreign-key-fields>
<type>oracle.toplink.mappings.OneToManyMapping</type>
</database-mapping>
â¦..
<database-mapping>
<attribute-name>clientLoan</attribute-name>
<read-only>false</read-only>
<reference-class>uk.co.lsb.elb.toplink.ClientLoan</reference-class>
<relationship-partner-attribute-name>ffclientCollection</relationship-partner-attribute-name>
<is-private-owned>false</is-private-owned>
<uses-batch-reading>false</uses-batch-reading>
<indirection-policy>
<mapping-indirection-policy>
<type>oracle.toplink.internal.indirection.BasicIndirectionPolicy</type>
</mapping-indirection-policy>
</indirection-policy>
<uses-joining>false</uses-joining>
<foreign-key-fields>
<field>LSB.FFCLIENT.CLIENT_ID</field>
<field>LSB.FFCLIENT.LOAN_ID</field>
</foreign-key-fields>
<source-to-target-key-field-associations>
<association>
<association-key>LSB.FFCLIENT.LOAN_ID</association-key>
<association-value>LSB.CLIENT_LOAN.LOAN_ID</association-value>
</association>
<association>
<association-key>LSB.FFCLIENT.CLIENT_ID</association-key>
<association-value>LSB.CLIENT_LOAN.CLIENT_ID</association-value>
</association>
</source-to-target-key-field-associations>
<type>oracle.toplink.mappings.OneToOneMapping</type>
</database-mapping>

Yes, many thanks for you reply.
My project has many layer (include DAO + EJB + BO + WEB).
Toplink objects which are auto created by TopLink has only using in DAO and EJB layer, then toplink objects are transfer to Bean objects (valueObject) which are contain primitive java type as int, long, double... not java wrapper object as Integer, Long, Double... Bean objects are using from EJB to WEB layer. So when set value to bean object from toplink object I sometime don't set all reference toplink object to reference object of bean (although bean has references bean object as toplink object) because there are too big. So when I update data from WEB layer to EJB layer, before update to database, I must get fill all data for foreign key of update object by create new reference toplink object, add reference_id to this object and set it to update object. I waste a lot of time, its very handwork and tire. Are you has any solution about this problem?
Thank in advanced.
ThangNQ

ADF Toplink Create Row with foreign key

Hello,
I'd like to create a new row in a table that has a required one-to-one mapping relationship (foreign key). I've created an edit form by dragging the return node of a readQuery. The columns holding foreign key values aren't added to the page(because of 1-1 relationship) and when I commit the changes errors are raised.
How do I pass the foreign key to the ADF Toplink framwork to include in the insert statement.

TopLink's persistence model is based around relationships, which represent FKs. To have these FKs properly populated you need to create the corresponding object relationships.
To do this you need to create a data action that will invoke a method on your class passing in the object you want to create the relationship with. There is currently an issue where ADF will not allow you to easily drop a set method onto an action. You will need to create a method on your bean that does not start with 'set'.
In the demos I have done I have added a method like 'populateAddress(Address)' that internally calls the set method. This populate method will show up on the data control palette and you can then drop it on the action in your page flow.
One additional tip: To access the object you want to pass in you will need to extend the default expression that reflects the current selected row in the iterator to have '.dataProvider' appended. This accesses the persistent object within row container.
If you are still struggling please contact me through the email address in my forum profile.
Doug

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