Delete relationships
2016 (13.x) and later versions
Azure
SQL Managed Instance
You can delete a foreign key constraint in SQL Server by using SQL Server Management Studio
or Transact-SQL. Deleting a foreign key constraint removes the requirement to enforce
referential integrity.
Foreign keys reference keys in other tables, for more information, see
Primary and Foreign Key
Constraints.
Requires ALTER permission on the table.
- In
, expand the table with the constraint and then expand.
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Right-click the constraint and then select.
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In the
dialog box, select.
- In
, connect to an instance of Database Engine.
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On the Standard bar, select.
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Copy and paste the following example into the query window and select.
USE
AdventureWorks2022;
GO
ALTER
TABLE dbo.DocExe