List foreign keys with columns in Vertica database

Query below allows to find out columns used in foreign key constraint and corresponding them columns from primary table in a database.

Query

select table_name || '.' || table_schema as foreign_table,
       '>-' rel,
       reference_table_schema || '.' || reference_table_name as primary_table,
       ordinal_position as 'no.',
       column_name as fk_column,
       '=' as join,
       reference_column_name as pk_column,
       constraint_name
from v_catalog.foreign_keys
order by table_schema,
         table_name,
         constraint_name,
         ordinal_position;

Columns

  • foreign_table - foreign table name preceded by schema name
  • rel - relationship symbol implicating direction
  • primary_table - referenced table schema name preceded by name
  • no - column position in constraint
  • fk_column - foreign key column name
  • join - "=" symbol indicating join operation for pair of columns
  • pk_column - corresponding primary key column
  • constraint_name - foreign key constraint name

Rows

  • One row represents one column used by foreign key. Each column of foreign key appears separately.
  • Scope of rows: all clumns used as foreign key
  • Ordered by FK's table schema, FK's table name, FK's constraint name and key position within constraint

Sample results

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