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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T17:52:21+00:00 2026-05-23T17:52:21+00:00

Possible Duplicate: Primary key/foreign Key naming convention What is the naming convention for Primary

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What is the naming convention for Primary Key column in Db Tables?

For instance:
PK_Country or CountryId or ID or PrimaryKey or.. ?

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    2026-05-23T17:52:22+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 5:52 pm

    Columns should be named based on the data elements that they represent, not based on what constraints apply to them. A primary key column should be named in the same way you name any other column. The ISO 11179 standard has some useful guidelines for naming data elements.

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