Scot Kreienkamp wrote:
> I have a table like so:
> 
> Receiptlimitid: BIGINT (Primary Key)
> Profitcenterid: BIGINT
> Receiptnumber: INTEGER
> 
> All are set to Not Null also.
> 
> 
> My question is, if I have an insert that goes idle in transaction for a while 
> before it commits, will
> it stop all other inserts from happening on the table?  If so, is that 
> because of the possible
> violation of the primary key by the following pending inserts?  Just trying 
> to confirm the behavior
> I'm seeing and make sure I understand what's going on.

Other INSERTs shouldn't be blocked unless you try to insert
a record with the same primary key as the one in the open transaction.

If you experience any such problems, check pg_locks for what's
going on.  Are there any foreign keys involved?

Yours,
Laurenz Albe

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