ORA-02270 solution

Preparation
SQL>
create table A (id number, soid number);

SQL>
create table B (id number);

Action
SQL> 
alter table A
add constraint SOID_B_FK
foreign key (soid)
references B (id);

Error
ORA-02270: no matching unique or primary key for this column-list

Reason
Parent table (B) does not have any primary key for matching with child table (A)

Solution
SQL>
alter table B
add constraint ID_PK 
primary key (id);