Table Partitioning and Rules - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Girish Bajaj
Subject Table Partitioning and Rules
Date
Msg-id 002f01c34c87$a72f59a0$7764a8c0@tietronix.com
Whole thread Raw
Responses Re: Table Partitioning and Rules
List pgsql-sql

Hello All,

 

I have a set of tables partitioned horizontally. DML below.

 

Essentially Im trying to store a persons information in a table in the database. Since we could have millions of people, with duplicates! Ive decided we need to partition the table into segments where all people with the LastName starting from A to G will be in one table. H-N will be in another table and O-Z in the third. Ive created a VIEW that does a UNION on all the tables.


Now, Im trying to create an INSERT and UPDATE RULE on the VIEW that would direct an insert or update into the appropriate partition table depending on the person LastName.

I cant seem to figure this out. Does anyone know how to do this?

 

Thanks,
Girish


-- Table: public."contact_A_G"
CREATE TABLE public."contact_A_G" (
  "CONTACTID" int8 NOT NULL,
  "LastName" varchar(50),
  "FirstName" varchar(50),
  CONSTRAINT "contact_A_G_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("CONTACTID")
) WITH OIDS;

-- Table: public."contact_H_N"
CREATE TABLE public."contact_H_N" (
  "CONTACTID" int8 NOT NULL,
  "LastName" varchar(50),
  "FirstName" varchar(50),
  CONSTRAINT "contact_H_N_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("CONTACTID")
) WITH OIDS;

-- Table: public."contact_O_Z"
CREATE TABLE public."contact_O_Z" (
  "CONTACTID" int8 NOT NULL,
  "LastName" varchar(50),
  "FirstName" varchar(50),
  CONSTRAINT "contact_O_Z_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("CONTACTID")
) WITH OIDS;


CREATE VIEW
Contact AS
SELECT * FROM "Contact_A_G"
UNION
SELECT * FROM "Contact_H_M"
UNION
SELECT * FROM "Contact_N_Z";

pgsql-sql by date:

Previous
From: Richard Poole
Date:
Subject: Re: unique value - trigger?
Next
From: Joe Conway
Date:
Subject: Re: Recursive request ...