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Change the table cardinality

You can change the cardinality of connected tables from N:1 to 1:N or vice versa. This may be necessary if the cardinality was not assigned correctly.

Example 189.

If you connect the CaseOrder_csv table to the Delivery_csv table using the caseId key column, the cardinality is recognized as CaseOrder_csv (N) to Delivery_csv (1). This means that several cases have been assigned to the same box. But in fact, the Delivery_csv table assigns several boxes to each case. The relation is exactly reversed.

Swap tables


Prerequisite

You have connected two tables.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Click the connection between two tables. The Edit relation dialog opens.

  2. Click Swap tables to change the cardinality. The tables change places in the dialog.

    Example

    The tables have changed sides and the cardinality has also changed. The Delivery_csv table is now labeled as a Fact table (N).

    Cardinality changed

  3. Click Confirm.

    The cardinality of the table relation has changed.

    Example

    The cardinality has changed and the Delivery_csv table is labeled as the Fact table.

    Changed cardinality

  4. Specify a merge key for the Fact table. A Fact table that is updatable (of the Incremental table type) requires a merge key for later updates.

    1. Click Configure merge key. A corresponding dialog opens.

    2. Select the merge key to use for the incremental update. You can select several columns that together make up the merge key.

      Example

      Select the boxId and caseId columns as merge keys for the Fact table.

    3. Click Set.

You have changed the cardinality and specified merge keys for the Fact table.

Example

Example 190.
Fact table