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I have 3 table:



brand: brand_id(pk), name



product: product_id(pk), name



brand_product: brand_product_id(pk), brand_id, product_id



And I have a report table, at the moment it looks like this:



product_report: product_report_id(pk), quantity, brand_id, product_id



My question is, what are the pros and cons of having the brand_product_id column instead of brand_id, product_id.










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    I have 3 table:



    brand: brand_id(pk), name



    product: product_id(pk), name



    brand_product: brand_product_id(pk), brand_id, product_id



    And I have a report table, at the moment it looks like this:



    product_report: product_report_id(pk), quantity, brand_id, product_id



    My question is, what are the pros and cons of having the brand_product_id column instead of brand_id, product_id.










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      I have 3 table:



      brand: brand_id(pk), name



      product: product_id(pk), name



      brand_product: brand_product_id(pk), brand_id, product_id



      And I have a report table, at the moment it looks like this:



      product_report: product_report_id(pk), quantity, brand_id, product_id



      My question is, what are the pros and cons of having the brand_product_id column instead of brand_id, product_id.










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      I have 3 table:



      brand: brand_id(pk), name



      product: product_id(pk), name



      brand_product: brand_product_id(pk), brand_id, product_id



      And I have a report table, at the moment it looks like this:



      product_report: product_report_id(pk), quantity, brand_id, product_id



      My question is, what are the pros and cons of having the brand_product_id column instead of brand_id, product_id.







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          In my opinion the pros are:




          • when using queries, you can select a specific row inside brand_product, by only using brand_product_id.

          • if you want another table, connected to the brand_product table, you can specify the rows by just using the brand_product_id rather than the combination of brand_id and product_id (though, it's rare to connect a third table to a junction table like brand_product, but not impossible. I did it in my previous project)


          cons:




          • you can have a row with the same brand_id and product_id combination multiple times (but you can solve this by creating a unique index on the product_id and brand_id columns).


          So it's not a bad idea to have a brand_product_id.






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            In my opinion the pros are:




            • when using queries, you can select a specific row inside brand_product, by only using brand_product_id.

            • if you want another table, connected to the brand_product table, you can specify the rows by just using the brand_product_id rather than the combination of brand_id and product_id (though, it's rare to connect a third table to a junction table like brand_product, but not impossible. I did it in my previous project)


            cons:




            • you can have a row with the same brand_id and product_id combination multiple times (but you can solve this by creating a unique index on the product_id and brand_id columns).


            So it's not a bad idea to have a brand_product_id.






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              In my opinion the pros are:




              • when using queries, you can select a specific row inside brand_product, by only using brand_product_id.

              • if you want another table, connected to the brand_product table, you can specify the rows by just using the brand_product_id rather than the combination of brand_id and product_id (though, it's rare to connect a third table to a junction table like brand_product, but not impossible. I did it in my previous project)


              cons:




              • you can have a row with the same brand_id and product_id combination multiple times (but you can solve this by creating a unique index on the product_id and brand_id columns).


              So it's not a bad idea to have a brand_product_id.






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                In my opinion the pros are:




                • when using queries, you can select a specific row inside brand_product, by only using brand_product_id.

                • if you want another table, connected to the brand_product table, you can specify the rows by just using the brand_product_id rather than the combination of brand_id and product_id (though, it's rare to connect a third table to a junction table like brand_product, but not impossible. I did it in my previous project)


                cons:




                • you can have a row with the same brand_id and product_id combination multiple times (but you can solve this by creating a unique index on the product_id and brand_id columns).


                So it's not a bad idea to have a brand_product_id.






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                In my opinion the pros are:




                • when using queries, you can select a specific row inside brand_product, by only using brand_product_id.

                • if you want another table, connected to the brand_product table, you can specify the rows by just using the brand_product_id rather than the combination of brand_id and product_id (though, it's rare to connect a third table to a junction table like brand_product, but not impossible. I did it in my previous project)


                cons:




                • you can have a row with the same brand_id and product_id combination multiple times (but you can solve this by creating a unique index on the product_id and brand_id columns).


                So it's not a bad idea to have a brand_product_id.







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