How to: Show Relationship Properties

You can display properties for a relationship in the Foreign Key Relationships dialog box in the Table Designer.

Note

A new version of Table Designer appears for databases in the SQL Server 2012 format. This topic describes the old version of Table Designer, which you use with databases in earlier formats of SQL Server.

In the new version, you can change a table definition through a graphical interface or directly in a script pane. If you use the graphical interface, the table’s definition is automatically updated in the script pane. To apply the SQL code in the script pane, choose the Update button. For more information about the new version, see How to: Create Database Objects Using Table Designer.

Note

Your computer might show different names or locations for some of the Visual Studio user interface elements in the following instructions. The Visual Studio edition that you have and the settings that you use determine these elements. For more information, see Customizing Development Settings in Visual Studio.

To show relationship properties in the Properties window

  1. In Server Explorer, select the table you want to open.

  2. From the Database menu, click Open Table Definition.

    The table opens in Table Designer.

  3. From the Table Designer menu, click Relationships.

  4. In the Foreign Key Relationships dialog box, select the relationship with properties you want to view.

    The properties are displayed in the grid.

See Also

Tasks

How to: View Foreign Key Properties

Other Resources

Working with Relationships

Properties in Visual Database Tools