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commit 344ac149cfdfc1efe1608f46f40f05f4af91c8eb
Author: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org>
Date: Thu Nov 07 13:06:24 2024 +0000
doc: Reword ALTER TABLE ATTACH restriction on NO INHERIT constraints
The previous wording is easy to read incorrectly; this change makes it
simpler, less ambiguous, and less prominent.
Backpatch to all live branches.
Reviewed-by: Amit Langote <amitlangote09@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/202411051201.zody6mld7vkw@alvherre.pgsql
doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml | 10 ++++------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
index 906a4dd3e94..b224cab0c70 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
@@ -948,20 +948,18 @@ WITH ( MODULUS <replaceable class="parameter">numeric_literal</replaceable>, REM
<para>
A partition using <literal>FOR VALUES</literal> uses same syntax for
<replaceable class="parameter">partition_bound_spec</replaceable> as
- <link linkend="sql-createtable"><command>CREATE TABLE</command></link>. The partition bound specification
+ <link linkend="sql-createtable"><command>CREATE TABLE</command></link>.
+ The partition bound specification
must correspond to the partitioning strategy and partition key of the
target table. The table to be attached must have all the same columns
as the target table and no more; moreover, the column types must also
match. Also, it must have all the <literal>NOT NULL</literal> and
- <literal>CHECK</literal> constraints of the target table. Currently
+ <literal>CHECK</literal> constraints of the target table, not marked
+ <literal>NO INHERIT</literal>. Currently
<literal>FOREIGN KEY</literal> constraints are not considered.
<literal>UNIQUE</literal> and <literal>PRIMARY KEY</literal> constraints
from the parent table will be created in the partition, if they don't
already exist.
- If any of the <literal>CHECK</literal> constraints of the table being
- attached are marked <literal>NO INHERIT</literal>, the command will fail;
- such constraints must be recreated without the
- <literal>NO INHERIT</literal> clause.
</para>
<para>
[parent: 0b022ddf3e30]