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Fix changing the inherited tables of an existing table. #10657
VIBVEL47 Oct 22, 2026
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Handle generated columns, NOT NULL and inherited CHECK constraints wh…
VIBVEL47 Oct 22, 2026
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Copy parent defaults and drop leftover NOT NULL when changing a table…
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27 changes: 27 additions & 0 deletions ...er/server_groups/servers/databases/schemas/tables/templates/tables/sql/15_plus/update.sql
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Expand Up @@ -37,6 +37,22 @@ ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
{## Update Inherits table definition ##}
{#####################################################}
{% if data.coll_inherits_added|length > 0 %}
{### A table must have the parent's columns and CHECK constraints before it can inherit from it ###}
{% for col in inherit_columns %}
{% if col.is_missing %}
ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
ADD COLUMN {{conn|qtIdent(col.name)}} {{col.displaytypname}}{% if col.collspcname %} COLLATE {{col.collspcname}}{% endif %}{% if col.attnotnull %} NOT NULL{% endif %}{% if col.defval %} DEFAULT {{col.defval}}{% endif %}{% if col.genexpr %} GENERATED ALWAYS AS ({{col.genexpr}}) STORED{% endif %};
{% else %}
ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
ALTER COLUMN {{conn|qtIdent(col.name)}} SET NOT NULL;
{% endif %}

{% endfor %}
{% for chk in inherit_checks %}
ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
ADD CONSTRAINT {{conn|qtIdent(chk.name)}} {{chk.definition}};
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{% endfor %}
{% for val in data.coll_inherits_added %}
ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
INHERIT {{val}};
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ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
NO INHERIT {{val}};

{% endfor %}
{### NO INHERIT keeps the removed parents' CHECK constraints and NOT NULL on the table ###}
{% for chk in uninherit_checks %}
ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(chk.name)}};

{% endfor %}
{% for col in uninherit_not_nulls %}
ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
ALTER COLUMN {{conn|qtIdent(col.name)}} DROP NOT NULL;

{% endfor %}
{% endif %}
{#####################################################}
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17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions ...databases/schemas/tables/templates/tables/sql/default/get_inherit_prerequisite_checks.sql
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{### Inheritable CHECK constraints of the given parents that the table does not have yet ###}
SELECT name, definition FROM (
SELECT DISTINCT ON (c.conname) c.conname AS name,
pg_catalog.pg_get_constraintdef(c.oid, true) AS definition, p.ord
FROM
pg_catalog.unnest(ARRAY[{% for val in parents %}{{val|qtLiteral(conn)}}::regclass::oid{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}])
WITH ORDINALITY AS p(oid, ord)
JOIN
pg_catalog.pg_constraint c ON c.conrelid = p.oid
WHERE c.contype = 'c' AND NOT c.connoinherit
AND NOT EXISTS (
SELECT 1 FROM pg_catalog.pg_constraint cc
WHERE cc.conrelid = {{tid}}::oid AND cc.contype = 'c'
AND cc.conname = c.conname)
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ORDER BY c.conname, p.ord
) checks
ORDER BY ord, name
38 changes: 38 additions & 0 deletions ...atabases/schemas/tables/templates/tables/sql/default/get_inherit_prerequisite_columns.sql
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{### Columns of the given parents that the table must have before it can inherit from them: ###}
{### the ones it does not have yet, and the ones it has without the NOT NULL a parent requires ###}
SELECT name, displaytypname, collspcname, attnotnull, defval, genexpr, is_missing FROM (
SELECT DISTINCT ON (a.attname) a.attname AS name,
pg_catalog.format_type(a.atttypid, a.atttypmod) AS displaytypname,
CASE WHEN a.attcollation <> ty.typcollation THEN
pg_catalog.quote_ident(cn.nspname)||'.'||pg_catalog.quote_ident(co.collname)
END AS collspcname,
pg_catalog.bool_or(a.attnotnull) OVER (PARTITION BY a.attname) AS attnotnull,
CASE WHEN a.attgenerated = '' THEN
pg_catalog.pg_get_expr(def.adbin, def.adrelid)
END AS defval,
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve virtual generated columns before INHERIT.

On PostgreSQL 18, a virtual generated parent column has attgenerated = 'v'. This query returns neither defval nor genexpr for that column. Both update templates then add an ordinary child column, and INHERIT rejects the generation-status mismatch. Return the virtual expression and render it with GENERATED ALWAYS AS (...) VIRTUAL. (postgresql.org)

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Update the generated-column handling in this query so PostgreSQL 18 virtual
columns with attgenerated = 'v' return their generation expression instead of
being omitted. Ensure the returned metadata lets both update templates render
the child column as GENERATED ALWAYS AS (...) VIRTUAL, preserving its generation
status for INHERIT.

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CASE WHEN a.attgenerated = 's' THEN
pg_catalog.pg_get_expr(def.adbin, def.adrelid)
END AS genexpr,
ca.attname IS NULL AS is_missing, ca.attnotnull AS child_attnotnull,
p.ord, a.attnum
FROM
pg_catalog.unnest(ARRAY[{% for val in parents %}{{val|qtLiteral(conn)}}::regclass::oid{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}])
WITH ORDINALITY AS p(oid, ord)
JOIN
pg_catalog.pg_attribute a ON a.attrelid = p.oid AND a.attnum > 0 AND NOT a.attisdropped
JOIN
pg_catalog.pg_type ty ON ty.oid = a.atttypid
LEFT OUTER JOIN
pg_catalog.pg_collation co ON co.oid = a.attcollation
LEFT OUTER JOIN
pg_catalog.pg_namespace cn ON cn.oid = co.collnamespace
LEFT OUTER JOIN
pg_catalog.pg_attrdef def ON def.adrelid = a.attrelid AND def.adnum = a.attnum
LEFT OUTER JOIN
pg_catalog.pg_attribute ca ON ca.attrelid = {{tid}}::oid AND ca.attname = a.attname
AND ca.attnum > 0 AND NOT ca.attisdropped
ORDER BY a.attname, p.ord, a.attnum
) cols
WHERE is_missing OR (attnotnull AND NOT child_attnotnull)
{### Generated columns go last, as their expressions use the other columns ###}
ORDER BY genexpr IS NOT NULL, ord, attnum
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{### CHECK constraints the table inherits from the given removed parents and from none of the remaining ones, ###}
{### which NO INHERIT would leave on the table as local constraints ###}
{% macro PARENT_CHECK(tables) %}
SELECT 1 FROM pg_catalog.pg_constraint pc
WHERE pc.conrelid = ANY(ARRAY[{% for val in tables %}{{val|qtLiteral(conn)}}::regclass::oid{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}]::pg_catalog.oid[])
AND pc.contype = 'c' AND NOT pc.connoinherit AND pc.conname = c.conname
{%- endmacro %}
SELECT c.conname AS name
FROM pg_catalog.pg_constraint c
WHERE c.conrelid = {{tid}}::oid AND c.contype = 'c' AND c.coninhcount > 0
AND EXISTS ({{ PARENT_CHECK(removed) }})
AND NOT EXISTS ({{ PARENT_CHECK(remaining) }})
ORDER BY c.conname
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{### Columns kept through a remaining parent that are NOT NULL only because of the given removed parents, ###}
{### which NO INHERIT would leave NOT NULL. A primary key or replica identity column must stay NOT NULL. ###}
{% macro PARENT_COLUMN(tables, not_null) %}
SELECT 1 FROM pg_catalog.pg_attribute pa
WHERE pa.attrelid = ANY(ARRAY[{% for val in tables %}{{val|qtLiteral(conn)}}::regclass::oid{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}]::pg_catalog.oid[])
AND pa.attname = a.attname AND pa.attnum > 0 AND NOT pa.attisdropped
{% if not_null %}AND pa.attnotnull{% endif %}

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Exclude non-inheritable parent NOT NULL constraints.

On PostgreSQL 18, pa.attnotnull also identifies a parent constraint declared NOT NULL NO INHERIT. If the child has a local NOT NULL on a column shared with a remaining nullable parent, this query can drop that local constraint when the non-inheritable parent is removed. The prerequisite-column query can likewise set NOT NULL unnecessarily when that parent is added. Check the parent’s pg_constraint.connoinherit in both queries. (postgresql.org)

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Update the `pa.attnotnull` checks in both the uninherit-NOT-NULL and
prerequisite-column queries to exclude parent constraints marked `connoinherit`
in `pg_constraint`; preserve the existing behavior for inheritable parent
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{%- endmacro %}
SELECT a.attname AS name
FROM pg_catalog.pg_attribute a
WHERE a.attrelid = {{tid}}::oid AND a.attnum > 0 AND NOT a.attisdropped AND a.attnotnull
AND EXISTS ({{ PARENT_COLUMN(removed, true) }})
AND EXISTS ({{ PARENT_COLUMN(remaining, false) }})
AND NOT EXISTS ({{ PARENT_COLUMN(remaining, true) }})
AND NOT EXISTS (
SELECT 1 FROM pg_catalog.pg_index i
WHERE i.indrelid = a.attrelid AND (i.indisprimary OR i.indisreplident)
AND a.attnum = ANY(i.indkey))
ORDER BY a.attnum
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Expand Up @@ -29,6 +29,22 @@ ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
{## Update Inherits table definition ##}
{#####################################################}
{% if data.coll_inherits_added|length > 0 %}
{### A table must have the parent's columns and CHECK constraints before it can inherit from it ###}
{% for col in inherit_columns %}
{% if col.is_missing %}
ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
ADD COLUMN {{conn|qtIdent(col.name)}} {{col.displaytypname}}{% if col.collspcname %} COLLATE {{col.collspcname}}{% endif %}{% if col.attnotnull %} NOT NULL{% endif %}{% if col.defval %} DEFAULT {{col.defval}}{% endif %}{% if col.genexpr %} GENERATED ALWAYS AS ({{col.genexpr}}) STORED{% endif %};
{% else %}
ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
ALTER COLUMN {{conn|qtIdent(col.name)}} SET NOT NULL;
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{% endif %}

{% endfor %}
{% for chk in inherit_checks %}
ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
ADD CONSTRAINT {{conn|qtIdent(chk.name)}} {{chk.definition}};

{% endfor %}
{% for val in data.coll_inherits_added %}
ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
INHERIT {{val}};
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ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
NO INHERIT {{val}};

{% endfor %}
{### NO INHERIT keeps the removed parents' CHECK constraints and NOT NULL on the table ###}
{% for chk in uninherit_checks %}
ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(chk.name)}};

{% endfor %}
{% for col in uninherit_not_nulls %}
ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS {{conn|qtIdent(data.schema, data.name)}}
ALTER COLUMN {{conn|qtIdent(col.name)}} DROP NOT NULL;

{% endfor %}
{% endif %}
{#####################################################}
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