Apache Derby DB Error Code XCL40 – The delete rule of foreign key cannot be CASCADE. (The relat

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “XCL40- The delete rule of foreign key cannot be CASCADE. (The relat” in Apache Derby Database and the description of the error.

Error Message

XCL40- The delete rule of foreign key cannot be CASCADE. (The relat

Error Details

The delete rule of foreign key cannot be CASCADE. (The relationship would form a cycle that would cause a table to be delete-connected to itself. One of the existing delete rules in the cycle is not CASCADE, so this relationship may be definable if the delete rule is not CASCADE.)