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Oracle ADF 11gR2 Development Beginner's Guide
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Currently, the DeptEO.xml file
has Deptno as the primary key. We would add business validation that states that there should not be a way to create a duplicate of the department name that is already available. The following steps show how to create an alternate key:
Go to the General section of the DeptEO.xml file and expand the Alternate Keys section. Alternate keys are keys that are not part of the primary key.
Click on the little + icon to add a new alternate key.
Move the Dname attribute from the Available list to the Selected list and click on the OK button.

We have created an alternate key against the Dname attribute to prepare for a unique check validation for the department name. When the alternate key is added to an entity object, we will
see the AltKey attribute listed in the Alternate Key section of the General tab.
In the DeptEO.xml file, you will find the following code that gets added for the alternate...
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