Primary Key

  • Primary Key
  • Must be unique
  • The PRIMARY KEY is made up of either just the PARTITION KEY or may also include additional CLUSTERING COLUMNS
  • A Simple PRIMARY KEY is just one column that is also the PARTITION KEY. A Composite PRIMARY KEY is made up of more than one column and will assist in creating a unique value and in your retrieval queries
  • The PARTITION KEY will determine the distribution of data across the system