Northwind Database Documentation  

Orders Table

Description

Customer name, order date, and freight charge for each order.

Fields

Name Type Attributes Default Description
 OrderID int Auto Increment
  Unique order number.
 CustomerID nchar(5) Nullable
  Same entry as in Customers table.
 EmployeeID int Nullable
  Same entry as in Employees table.
 OrderDate datetime Nullable
getdate()  
 RequiredDate datetime Nullable
   
 ShippedDate datetime Nullable
   
 ShipVia int Nullable
  Same as Shipper ID in Shippers table.
 Freight money Nullable
0  
 ShipName nvarchar(40) Nullable
  Name of person or company to receive the shipment.
 ShipAddress nvarchar(60) Nullable
  Street address only -- no post-office box allowed.
 ShipCity nvarchar(15) Nullable
   
 ShipRegion nvarchar(15) Nullable
  State or province.
 ShipPostalCode nvarchar(10) Nullable
   
 ShipCountry nvarchar(15) Nullable
   

Indexes

Name Columns Unique
 CustomerID CustomerID no
 CustomersOrders CustomerID no
 EmployeeID EmployeeID no
 EmployeesOrders EmployeeID no
 OrderDate OrderDate no
 ShippedDate ShippedDate no
 ShippersOrders ShipVia no
 ShipPostalCode ShipPostalCode no

Relationships

Master Detail
Table Columns Table Columns
Orders OrderID Order Details OrderID
Customers CustomerID Orders CustomerID
Employees EmployeeID Orders EmployeeID
Shippers ShipperID Orders ShipVia

See Also

Tables | Views | Stored Procedures