Postgresql alter table drop column update#

ADD CONSTRAINT to add the following constraints to columns: The column name must follow these identifier rules and must be unique within the table but can have the same name as indexes or constraints.Īn optional list of column qualifications. Parameters ParameterĪdd a column only if a column of the same name does not already exist if one does exist, do not return an error. The user must have the CREATE privilege on the table. ADD COLUMN to add columns to existing tables.įor examples, see Add columns. Remove a range split enforcement in the table.Ĭheck whether values in a column match a constraint on the column. Set the table locality for a table in a multi-region database.įorce a range split at the specified row in the table. Reset a storage parameter on a table to its default value. Partition, re-partition, or un-partition a table. For example, you can atomically rename a column and add a new column with the old name of the existing column.Įnable per-table audit logs, for security purposes. Some subcommands can be used in combination in a single ALTER TABLE statement.

The name of the table you want to change.Īdditional parameters are documented for the respective subcommands.

Postgresql alter table drop column update#

ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS column_name typename col_qualification CONSTRAINT IF NOT EXISTS constraint_name constraint_elem NOT VALID RENAME COLUMN column_name TO column_new_name CONSTRAINT constraint_name TO constraint_new_name ALTER COLUMN column_name SET DEFAULT a_expr ON UPDATE b_expr VISIBLE NOT VISIBLE NULL DROP DEFAULT ON UPDATE NOT NULL STORED SET DATA TYPE typename COLLATE collation_name USING a_expr PRIMARY KEY USING COLUMNS ( index_params ) USING HASH WITH ( storage_parameter_key = value, ) DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS column_name CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS constraint_name CASCADE RESTRICT VALIDATE CONSTRAINT constraint_name EXPERIMENTAL_AUDIT SET READ WRITE OFF PARTITION ALL BY LIST ( name_list ) ( list_partitions RANGE ( name_list ) ( range_partitions ) NOTHING SET ( storage_parameter_key = value, RESET ( storage_parameter_key, ), Parameters ParameterĬhange the table only if a table with the current name exists if one does not exist, do not return an error.