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Doc: clarify when table rewrites happen with column addition and DEFAULT
16828d5 has improved ALTER TABLE so as a column addition does notrequire a rewrite for a non-NULL default with constant expressions, butone spot in the documentation did not get updated consistently.The documentation also now clarifies the fact that this does not applyif the expression is volatile, where a table rewrite is still required.Reported-by: Daniel WestermannAuthor: Ian BarwickReviewed-by: Michael Paquier, Daniel WestermannDiscussion:https://postgr.es/m/DB6PR0902MB2184C7D5645CF15D75EB7957D2CF0@DB6PR0902MB2184.eurprd09.prod.outlook.comBackpatch-through: 11
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value is given (null if you don't specify a <literal>DEFAULT</literal> clause).
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</para>
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<tip>
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<para>
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From <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 11, adding a column with
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a constant default value no longer means that each row of the table
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needs to be updated when the <command>ALTER TABLE</command> statement
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is executed. Instead, the default value will be returned the next time
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the row is accessed, and applied when the table is rewritten, making
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the <command>ALTER TABLE</command> very fast even on large tables.
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</para>
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<para>
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However, if the default value is volatile (e.g.
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<function>clock_timestamp()</function>)
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each row will need to be updated with the value calculated at the time
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<command>ALTER TABLE</command> is executed. To avoid a potentially
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lengthy update operation, particularly if you intend to fill the column
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with mostly nondefault values anyway, it may be preferable to add the
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column with no default, insert the correct values using
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<command>UPDATE</command>, and then add any desired default as described
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below.
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</para>
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</tip>
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<para>
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You can also define constraints on the column at the same time,
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using the usual syntax:
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correctly.
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</para>
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<tip>
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<para>
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Adding a column with a default requires updating each row of the
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table (to store the new column value). However, if no default is
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specified, <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is able to avoid
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the physical update. So if you intend to fill the column with
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mostly nondefault values, it's best to add the column with no default,
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insert the correct values using <command>UPDATE</command>, and then add any
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desired default as described below.
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</para>
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</tip>
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<sect2 id="ddl-alter-removing-a-column">

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