arangosh> db.test.ensureUniqueConstraint("a", "b.c"); { "id" : "test/651974044", "type" : "hash", "fields" : [ "a", "b.c" ], "selectivityEstimate" : 1, "unique" : true, "sparse" : false, "isNewlyCreated" : true, "code" : 201 } arangosh> db.test.save({ a : 1, b : { c : 1 } }); { "_id" : "test/652301724", "_rev" : "652301724", "_key" : "652301724" } arangosh> db.test.save({ a : 1, b : { c : 1 } }); [ArangoError 1210: cannot create document, unique constraint violated] arangosh> db.test.save({ a : 1, b : { c : null } }); { "_id" : "test/652760476", "_rev" : "652760476", "_key" : "652760476" } arangosh> db.test.save({ a : 1 }); [ArangoError 1210: cannot create document, unique constraint violated]