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authorÁlvaro Herrera2024-11-07 13:06:24 +0000
committerÁlvaro Herrera2024-11-07 13:06:24 +0000
commite2b5693c6cf204d6cd7ea15d52735959c8510ffe (patch)
treeafe3f643eed3f941da3ab74f4388d0dd950a573d /doc/src
parent8148e7124d550770e3a9064b9b45b354d783b949 (diff)
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 <[email protected]> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
index 1a49f321cf7..c6ab432df14 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
@@ -1010,20 +1010,18 @@ 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>