SQL auto increment pgadmin 4

The subject of the question mentions pgAdmin 4, so here’s how to do it there. First, add a column to your table, then click the little edit icon: Then go to Constraints and select the Identity type: This generates SQL similar to this: CREATE TABLE public.my_table_name ( id integer NOT NULL GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY, … Read more

Creating a sequence on an existing table

Set the default value when you add the new column: create sequence rid_seq; alter table test add column rid integer default nextval(‘rid_seq’); Altering the default value for existing columns does not change existing data because the database has no way of knowing which values should be changed; there is no “this column has the default … Read more

When using multiple WHEN MATCHED statements, do they all execute, or does only one get executed?

To answer your question, yes, it will only run a single match and then break. However, if you’d like to have logic to allow for conditional matching in the update, the CASE statement is rather useful for this. Something like this as an example: MERGE INTO YourTable USING (VALUES (1, 1, NULL), (0, 0, NULL), … Read more

What are the main differences between OPTION(OPTIMIZE FOR UNKNOWN) and OPTION(RECOMPILE)?

Will OPTION(OPTIMIZE FOR UNKNOWN) reuse cache instead of recompiling each time? Yes, it will. There are two main differences between OPTION(OPTIMIZE FOR UNKNOWN) and OPTION(RECOMPILE) as can be seen from this quote from MSDN: OPTIMIZE FOR UNKNOWN Instructs the query optimizer to use statistical data instead of the initial values for all local variables when … Read more

How to quickly generate SELECT statement with all columns for a table in DataGrip?

In DataGrip, as in other IntelliJ-based IDEs, everything is about source editing. What you want can be achieved this way: Open console Start typing sel, you’ll get completion popup (if not, hit Ctrl+Space) Choose sel here, which is live template for SELECT statement SELECT statement will be generated, asking for table name and column list … Read more

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