MYSQL Workbench-错误：错误1215：无法添加外键约束

Question

I am trying to forward engineer a database on MySQL Workbench, but I continually am getting this error message. I feel as though it is most likely an issue with the structure of my relationships, but I cannot find a discrepancy.

Here is an image of the schema diagram.

Here is the error message I am receiving:

    Executing SQL script in server
ERROR: Error 1215: Cannot add foreign key constraint
SQL Code:
        -- -----------------------------------------------------
        -- Table `bturpin`.`THREAD`
        -- -----------------------------------------------------
        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `bturpin`.`THREAD` (
          `id` INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
          `answer` DOUBLE NULL,
          `comment` VARCHAR(255) NULL,
          `test_subcategory_name` VARCHAR(45) NULL,
          `RATING_id` INT NOT NULL,
          `RATING_INSTRUCTOR_id` VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL,
          `RATING_INSTRUCTOR_LESSON_title` VARCHAR(45) NOT NULL,
          `RATING_INSTRUCTOR_LESSON_COURSE_num` VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL,
          `RATING_RATER_id` VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL,
          PRIMARY KEY (`id`, `RATING_id`, `RATING_INSTRUCTOR_id`, `RATING_INSTRUCTOR_LESSON_title`, `RATING_INSTRUCTOR_LESSON_COURSE_num`, `RATING_RATER_id`),
          INDEX `fk_THREAD_RATING1_idx` (`RATING_id` ASC, `RATING_INSTRUCTOR_id` ASC, `RATING_INSTRUCTOR_LESSON_title` ASC, `RATING_INSTRUCTOR_LESSON_COURSE_num` ASC, `RATING_RATER_id` ASC),
          CONSTRAINT `fk_THREAD_RATING1`
            FOREIGN KEY (`RATING_id` , `RATING_INSTRUCTOR_id` , `RATING_INSTRUCTOR_LESSON_title` , `RATING_INSTRUCTOR_LESSON_COURSE_num` , `RATING_RATER_id`)
            REFERENCES `bturpin`.`RATING` (`id` , `INSTRUCTOR_id` , `INSTRUCTOR_LESSON_title` , `INSTRUCTOR_LESSON_COURSE_num` , `RATER_id`)
            ON DELETE NO ACTION
            ON UPDATE NO ACTION)
        ENGINE = InnoDB

SQL script execution finished: statements: 14 succeeded, 1 failed

Fetching back view definitions in final form.
Nothing to fetch

Answer 1

Try forwarding in this order :

1. Manually create the fields which must have a foreign key constraint in MySQL WB
2. Forward engineer to your DB
3. Manually create the foreign key constraints in MySQL WB
4. Forward engineer angain

You may also consider using only integer foreign key.

This seems to be a MySQL Workbench issue with foreign key on non integer key.

Source : Error 1215: Cannot add foreign key constraint