Add CASCADE to the end of a DISABLE CONSTRAINT clause to disable any integrity constraints that depend on the specified integrity constraint.
You must use CASCADE when you disable a primary key or unique constraint that is part of a foreign key constraint.
SQL> SQL> -- create demo table SQL> create table myTable( 2 id NUMBER(2), 3 value NUMBER(6,2) 4 ) 5 / Table created. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> ALTER TABLE myTable 2 ADD CONSTRAINT uq UNIQUE (id) DISABLE; Table altered. SQL> SQL> SQL> ALTER TABLE myTable 2 DISABLE CONSTRAINT uq CASCADE; SQL> drop table myTable 2 / Table dropped. SQL> SQL> SQL>