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Re: Inserting data into related tables
Posted by: Phillip Ward
Date: September 07, 2022 05:03AM

The only data that should "go" from User to Order is the userID.
Leave everything else (like the user's Name) in the User table and join to the Users table, using the userID, as and when you need that extra data.

Duplicating data from one table to another is a big "No-No" in Relational Databases. You ideally want a single source of Truth for each piece of data.

Regards, Phill W.

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