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authorMagnus Hagander2024-01-11 13:27:10 +0000
committerMagnus Hagander2024-01-11 13:35:57 +0000
commit18d51c0bb19097191182e57bc755c197ee6a4fc4 (patch)
treece80a32b54af0620f0001283ac0b3412f12156df /doc/src
parent469d836a90cca12e730512a445e1d78b9bc6039e (diff)
Fix omission in partitioning limitation documentation
UNIQUE and PRIMARY KEY constraints can be created on ONLY the partitioned table. We already had an example demonstrating that, but forgot to mention it in the documentation of the limits of partitioning. Author: Laurenz Albe Reviewed-By: shihao zhong, Shubham Khanna, Ashutosh Bapat Backpatch-through: 12 Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/167299368731.659.16130012959616771853@wrigleys.postgresql.org
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
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@@ -4144,7 +4144,9 @@ ALTER INDEX measurement_city_id_logdate_key
Using <literal>ONLY</literal> to add or drop a constraint on only
the partitioned table is supported as long as there are no
partitions. Once partitions exist, using <literal>ONLY</literal>
- will result in an error. Instead, constraints on the partitions
+ will result in an error for any constraints other than
+ <literal>UNIQUE</literal> and <literal>PRIMARY KEY</literal>.
+ Instead, constraints on the partitions
themselves can be added and (if they are not present in the parent
table) dropped.
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