Comment Comment by platz > secondary primary keyThis is called a "candidate key" in existing literature. much has been written about such things.Both UUID's and auto ID's are "surrogate keys" because they are arbitrary with respect to the data.lastly, "natural keys" are combinations of columns that consist of the business data. parent platz 9 years ago
This is called a "candidate key" in existing literature. much has been written about such things.
Both UUID's and auto ID's are "surrogate keys" because they are arbitrary with respect to the data.
lastly, "natural keys" are combinations of columns that consist of the business data.