In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “21057 Cannot FASTCOPY to table target-table because it is being referenced by another table.” when working with HPE NonStop SQL/MX, the reason for the error and the solution to fix this error message.
Error Message
21057 Cannot FASTCOPY to table target-table because it is being referenced by another table.
Reason for the Error
A FASTCOPY command is executed for a non-empty target table or target index and the REFERENTIAL INTEGRITY (RI) constraint on another table references the target table.
Solution
Remove the RI constraint and retry, if required