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On 2019-05-12 8:28 a.m., Jonathan S. Katz wrote:
> 7. Introduction of generated columns that compute and store an
> expression as a value on the table

It seems to me that one of the things that's valuable about this feature is that 
one can make as regular visible data any calculated-from-a-row value that is 
used for indexing purposes rather than that being hidden or not possible.  I 
assume or hope that generated columns can be used in all index types like 
regular columns right? -- Darren Duncan