Zoals er zijn relaties met refererende sleutels, kan het volgen van een script u op weg helpen om een trapsgewijze verwijdering na te bootsen.
DECLARE @TableName VARCHAR(32)
DECLARE @PrimaryKey VARCHAR(32)
SET @TableName = 'MasterTable'
SET @PrimaryKey = '1'
SELECT 'DELETE FROM '
+ fks.name + '.' + fkt.name
+ ' WHERE '
+ pc.name
+ ' = '
+ @PrimaryKey
, fko.name as [FK Name]
, fk.constraint_column_id as [Col Order]
, fks.name + '.' + fkt.name as [FK table]
, pc.name as [FK column]
, rcs.name + '.' + rct.name as [PK table]
, rc.name as [PK column]
FROM sys.foreign_key_columns fk
-- FK columns
INNER JOIN sys.columns pc ON fk.parent_object_id = pc.object_id
AND fk.parent_column_id = pc.column_id
INNER JOIN sys.objects fkt ON pc.object_id = fkt.object_id
INNER JOIN sys.schemas as fks ON fks.schema_id = fkt.schema_id
-- referenced PK columns
INNER JOIN sys.columns rc ON fk.referenced_object_id = rc.object_id
AND fk.referenced_column_id = rc.column_id
INNER JOIN sys.objects rct ON rc.object_id = rct.object_id
INNER JOIN sys.schemas as rcs ON rcs.schema_id = rct.schema_id
-- foreign key constraint name
INNER JOIN sys.objects fko ON fk.constraint_object_id = fko.object_id
WHERE rct.Name = @TableName