MSSQL on Linux: Could not resolve the referenced column name in table

Microsoft.SQLServer.Linux.EventRule.DBEngine.Could_not_resolve_the_referenced_column_name_in_table_1_5_Rule (Rule)

This error occurs when you try to modify data in a table with a foreign key that references a column that no longer exists in the referenced table. Merely renaming a column will not cause this error. Under normal circumstances, a column referenced by a foreign key cannot be dropped, so this error may indicate that unsupported direct system table updates have occurred.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

If you first see the error only after a restart of the SQL Server instance this may indicate that prior foreign key references were using cached information about the column that was dropped. Therefore the column may have been removed any time since the last restart of the SQL Server instance.

Resolutions

Follow these steps:

Execute DBCC CHECKDB for the database where the tables reside to verify that there are no database consistency problems.
Drop the existing foreign key constraint and, if needed, recreate a new foreign key constraint that references a valid column.
Verify that the allow updates option is off. For instructions on how to set this option, see "allow updates Option" in Docs Online.

Overridable Parameters

Name	Description	Default Value
Enabled	Enables or disables the workflow.	Yes
Interval (seconds)	The recurring interval of time in seconds in which to run the workflow.	300
Priority	Defines Alert Priority.	1
Severity	Defines Alert Severity.	1
Synchronization Time	The synchronization time specified by using a 24-hour format. May be omitted.
Timeout (seconds)	Specifies the time the workflow is allowed to run before being closed and marked as failed.	200
Timeout for query execution (seconds)	The workflow will fail and register an event, if the query execution takes longer than the specified period.	60
Timeout for database connection (seconds)	The workflow will fail and register an event, if it cannot access the database during the specified period.	15

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.SQLServer.Linux.DBEngine

Category

EventCollection

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Warning

Alert Priority

Normal

Remotable

True

Alert Message

MSSQL on Linux: Could not resolve the referenced column name in table

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Comment

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Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
_F6DA1507_12AF_11D3_AB21_00A0C98620CE_	DataSource	Microsoft.SQLServer.Linux.DataSource.EventCollectionFiltered	Default
GenerateAlert	WriteAction	System.Health.GenerateAlert	Default

Source Code:

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