diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
index a6a43c4b30..333b01db36 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ ALTER TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] name
- ATTACH PARTITION partition_name partition_bound_spec
+ ATTACH PARTITION partition_name FOR VALUES partition_bound_spec
This form attaches an existing table (which might itself be partitioned)
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ ALTER TABLE measurement
Attach a partition to list partitioned table:
ALTER TABLE cities
- ATTACH PARTITION cities_west FOR VALUES IN ('Los Angeles', 'San Francisco');
+ ATTACH PARTITION cities_ab FOR VALUES IN ('a', 'b');
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
index 8bf8af302b..58f8bf6d6a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ CREATE [ [ GLOBAL | LOCAL ] { TEMPORARY | TEMP } | UNLOGGED ] TABLE [ IF NOT EXI
- PARTITION OF parent_table
+ PARTITION OF parent_table FOR VALUES partition_bound_spec
Creates the table as partition of the specified
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ CREATE [ [ GLOBAL | LOCAL ] { TEMPORARY | TEMP } | UNLOGGED ] TABLE [ IF NOT EXI
Rows inserted into a partitioned table will be automatically routed to
the correct partition. If no suitable partition exists, an error will
- occur.
+ occur. Also, if updating a row in a given partition causes it to move
+ to another partition due to the new partition key, an error will occur.
@@ -1477,7 +1478,6 @@ CREATE TABLE employees OF employee_type (
Create a range partitioned table:
CREATE TABLE measurement (
- city_id int not null,
logdate date not null,
peaktemp int,
unitsales int
@@ -1488,9 +1488,10 @@ CREATE TABLE measurement (
Create a list partitioned table:
CREATE TABLE cities (
+ city_id bigserial not null,
name text not null,
- population int,
-) PARTITION BY LIST (initcap(name));
+ population bigint,
+) PARTITION BY LIST (left(lower(name), 1));
@@ -1498,30 +1499,30 @@ CREATE TABLE cities (
CREATE TABLE measurement_y2016m07
PARTITION OF measurement (
- unitsales WITH OPTIONS DEFAULT 0
+ unitsales DEFAULT 0
) FOR VALUES FROM ('2016-07-01') TO ('2016-08-01');
Create partition of a list partitioned table:
-CREATE TABLE cities_west
+CREATE TABLE cities_ab
PARTITION OF cities (
CONSTRAINT city_id_nonzero CHECK (city_id != 0)
-) FOR VALUES IN ('Los Angeles', 'San Francisco');
+) FOR VALUES IN ('a', 'b');
Create partition of a list partitioned table that is itself further
partitioned and then add a partition to it:
-CREATE TABLE cities_west
+CREATE TABLE cities_ab
PARTITION OF cities (
CONSTRAINT city_id_nonzero CHECK (city_id != 0)
-) FOR VALUES IN ('Los Angeles', 'San Francisco') PARTITION BY RANGE (population);
+) FOR VALUES IN ('a', 'b') PARTITION BY RANGE (population);
-CREATE TABLE cities_west_10000_to_100000
- PARTITION OF cities_west FOR VALUES FROM (10000) TO (100000);
+CREATE TABLE cities_ab_10000_to_100000
+ PARTITION OF cities_ab FOR VALUES FROM (10000) TO (100000);
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
index 06f416039b..00c984d8d5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
@@ -526,6 +526,17 @@ INSERT oid count
+
+
+ Notes
+
+
+ If the specified table is a partitioned table, each row is routed to
+ the appropriate partition and inserted into it. If the specified table
+ is a partition, an error will occur if one of the input rows violates
+ the partition constraint.
+
+
Examples
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml
index 2de0f4aad1..8a1619fb68 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml
@@ -279,6 +279,14 @@ UPDATE count
sub-selects is safer, though often harder to read and slower than
using a join.
+
+
+ In the case of a partitioned table, updating a row might cause it to no
+ longer satisfy the partition constraint. Since there is no provision to
+ move the row to the partition appropriate to the new value of its
+ partitioning key, an error will occur in this case. This can also happen
+ when updating a partition directly.
+