Hi,
I would like understand possibly side effects of applying a foreign key constraint with No Check. Here is why I am thinking of using FK constraint with No Check:
I have to convert a customer database from VFP to SQL Server database. The VFP database has some entries (I don't know how much but I presume a good number) that are "orphaned." That is, if I do conversion with FK constraint in place I will get many records skipped that will not pass. So my strategy is to remove all FK constraints, convert the data from VFP to SQL and then add FK constraints with No Check. Therefore, if I understand correctly, the FK constrains will not be enforced on all existing records but only to the new records.
So before I follow with this approach, I would like to know if there any negative ramifications from this approach.
TIA for any suggestions.
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