https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=140267
Bug ID: 140267
Summary: Improve primary key creation when creating/importing a
table
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.0.0.3 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: Base
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
When creating a table in Design view and not setting a column to be the primary
key, Base will ask the user whether they want to create a primary key. IIRC the
same query also appears when importing data into a new table (and in addition
the option to designate a column as the primary key is well hidden). Not sure
how the wizard behaves in this situation.
Answering Yes will add a new column named ID, with an auto-increment value and
designated as the primary key. This is what Microsoft’s Access does, and what
would have made my old database professor cringe.
Suggested improvement: when a user tries to add a new table without a primary
key, give them the following options:
- select an existing column to serve as the primary key (or multiple ones for a
compound primary key)
- add a new column with an auto-incremented value to serve as the primary key
(à la Access)
- proceed without a primary key
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