This will give all the tables whose constraints reference a given table

/*
All the tables that reference a given table in their constraints.
*/
SELECT
 a1.table_name "Target Table"
,a1.constraint_name "Target Constraint"
,d1.column_name "Target Column"
,b1.table_name "Referencing Table"
,b1.constraint_name "Referencing Constraint"
,c1.column_name "Referencing Column"
FROM   DBA_CONS_COLUMNS C1
,  DBA_CONSTRAINTS A1
, DBA_CONSTRAINTS b1
,DBA_CONS_COLUMNS d1
where
   a1.table_name=d1.table_name and
   C1.Table_name=b1.table_name and
   d1.constraint_name = a1.constraint_name and
   C1.Constraint_Name = b1.constraint_name and
   b1.constraint_name = a1.r_constraint_name and
   A1.table_name =UPPER('&TAB')  AND a1.owner=UPPER('&OWNER')
order by 3,4;


                                                                                       
    
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Try this....


SELECT   a1.constraint_name NAME,
DECODE ( a1.CONSTRAINT_TYPE, 'C', 'Check', 'P', 'Primary Key',
'R', 'Referential Integrity', 'U', 'Unique Key',  'V', 'Check Option on a
view') TYPE   ,
a1.r_constraint_name RNAME,  a1.status, a1.delete_rule,
c1.column_name, c1.position, R_CONSTRAINT_NAME, R_OWNER ,
a1.search_condition CONSTEXT
FROM   USER_CONS_COLUMNS C1,  USER_CONSTRAINTS A1
WHERE a1.CONSTRAINT_TYPE = 'R'           -----Only Ref. Const.
  AND C1.Table_name=A1.table_name
  AND C1.Constraint_Name = A1.constraint_name
  AND C1.owner = A1.owner
  AND A1.table_name =&TAB
  AND a1.owner=&OWNER
ORDER BY 1,7

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Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 5:53 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


Yes, this should be easy....

I need to find all the tables that referance a given table in their
constraints. Can somebody help, it's been a long day....

TIA,
John
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