Let's say I have the following database in SQL Server:
CREATE TABLE [Order]
(
ID BIGINT IDENTITY(1,1)
CONSTRAINT PK_Order PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED (ID)
);
CREATE TABLE OrderItem
(
ID BIGINT IDENTITY(1,1),
ORDER_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
PRICE_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
DISCOUNTED_PRICE_ID BIGINT NULL,
CONSTRAINT PK_OrderItem PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED (ID)
);
CREATE TABLE Price
(
ID BIGINT IDENTITY(1,1),
AMOUNT FLOAT NOT NULL,
CURRENCY VARCHAR(3) NOT NULL,
CONSTRAINT PK_Price PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED (ID)
);
ALTER TABLE OrderItem ADD CONSTRAINT FK_OrderItem_Order
FOREIGN KEY (ORDER_ID) REFERENCES [Order](ID) ON DELETE CASCADE;
ALTER TABLE OrderItem ADD CONSTRAINT FK_OrderItem_Price
FOREIGN KEY (PRICE_ID) REFERENCES Price(ID);
ALTER TABLE OrderItem ADD CONSTRAINT FK_OrderItem_DiscountedPrice
FOREIGN KEY (DISCOUNTED_PRICE_ID) REFERENCES Price(ID);
If I remove the order, all order items are removed (due to the restriction ON DELETE CASCADEon FK_OrderItem_Order), but the corresponding price (normal and discounted) remain in the database forever.
Is there any option in SQL Server (or generic SQL) to remove the corresponding prices from a table Price?
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