Check for the existence of a field value in another relation: DEFINE CONSTRAINT DEPT_CODE_EXISTS FOR JH IN JOB_HISTORY REQUIRE ANY D IN DEPARTMENTS WITH D.DEPARTMENT_CODE = JH.DEPARTMENT_CODE. The ANY operator is equivalent to saying "there exists". This constraint therefore means "For every record in JOB_HISTORY, require that there exists a record in DEPARTMENTS where the DEPARTMENT_CODE values match."