Re: [GENERAL] simulate multiple primary keys
--- On Thu, 7/2/09, Brandon Metcalf wrote:
> From: Brandon Metcalf
> Subject: [GENERAL] simulate multiple primary keys
> To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 5:27 PM
> I have the following table:
>
> gms=> \d jobclock
>
>
> Table
> "public.jobclock"
> Column |
> Type
> |
>
> Modifiers
>
> -++
> jobclock_id | integer
>
> | not null default
> nextval('jobclock_jobclock_id_seq'::regclass)
> employee_id | integer
>
> | not null
> machine_id | character
> varying(4) |
> not null
> workorder | character
> varying(8) |
> not null
> operation |
> integer
> | not null
> bartype |
> character varying(10) |
> not null
> clockin |
> timestamp(0) without time zone | not null
> clockout | timestamp(0)
> without time zone | default NULL::timestamp without time
> zone
> comments | character
> varying(255) | default
> NULL::character varying
> Indexes:
> "jobclock_pkey" PRIMARY KEY, btree
> (jobclock_id)
> ...
>
> I need to keep jobclock_id unique and not null, but I also
> need to
> ensure that no row is duplicated. Is my best bet to
> drop the current
> primary key and make a primary key out of the columns that
> I want to
> ensure remain unique from row to row?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> --
> Brandon
>
> --
It depends of a lot of variables, take two stage:
Stage 1
one employee_id can use some machine_id create you can create a unique key to
employee_id
Stage 2
one employee_id can use one machine_id create you can create a unique key to
employee_id,machine_id
is a example, but i think you have to normalize the table
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Re: [GENERAL] simulate multiple primary keys
In response to Brandon Metcalf :
> I have the following table:
>
> gms=> \d jobclock
> Table "public.jobclock"
> Column| Type |
> Modifiers
>
> -++
>jobclock_id | integer| not null default
> nextval('jobclock_jobclock_id_seq'::regclass)
>employee_id | integer| not null
>machine_id | character varying(4) | not null
>workorder | character varying(8) | not null
>operation | integer| not null
>bartype | character varying(10) | not null
>clockin | timestamp(0) without time zone | not null
>clockout| timestamp(0) without time zone | default NULL::timestamp
> without time zone
>comments| character varying(255) | default NULL::character
> varying
> Indexes:
> "jobclock_pkey" PRIMARY KEY, btree (jobclock_id)
> ...
>
> I need to keep jobclock_id unique and not null, but I also need to
> ensure that no row is duplicated. Is my best bet to drop the current
> primary key and make a primary key out of the columns that I want to
> ensure remain unique from row to row?
Your primary key can span multiple columns, i.e.
PRIMARY KEY(jobclock_id, employee_id, machine_id)
Could be more columns.
Keep in mind that this ensures that the combination of all those
columns is unique, which may or may not be what you want.
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Re: [GENERAL] simulate multiple primary keys
M == matthew.hart...@krcc.on.ca writes: M> Just create a unique constraint on all of the columns. Ah. Didn't realize you could specify more than one column as part of a unique constraint. Thanks. -- Brandon -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
Re: [GENERAL] simulate multiple primary keys
Just create a unique constraint on all of the columns.
Matthew Hartman
Programmer/Analyst
Information Management, ICP
Kingston General Hospital
(613) 549- x4294
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> ow...@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Brandon Metcalf
> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 1:28 PM
> To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: [GENERAL] simulate multiple primary keys
>
> I have the following table:
>
> gms=> \d jobclock
> Table "public.jobclock"
> Column| Type |
> Modifiers
>
-++-
> ---
>jobclock_id | integer| not null default
> nextval('jobclock_jobclock_id_seq'::regclass)
>employee_id | integer| not null
>machine_id | character varying(4) | not null
>workorder | character varying(8) | not null
>operation | integer| not null
>bartype | character varying(10) | not null
>clockin | timestamp(0) without time zone | not null
>clockout| timestamp(0) without time zone | default
NULL::timestamp
> without time zone
>comments| character varying(255) | default
NULL::character
> varying
> Indexes:
> "jobclock_pkey" PRIMARY KEY, btree (jobclock_id)
> ...
>
> I need to keep jobclock_id unique and not null, but I also need to
> ensure that no row is duplicated. Is my best bet to drop the current
> primary key and make a primary key out of the columns that I want to
> ensure remain unique from row to row?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> --
> Brandon
>
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[GENERAL] simulate multiple primary keys
I have the following table:
gms=> \d jobclock
Table "public.jobclock"
Column| Type |
Modifiers
-++
jobclock_id | integer| not null default
nextval('jobclock_jobclock_id_seq'::regclass)
employee_id | integer| not null
machine_id | character varying(4) | not null
workorder | character varying(8) | not null
operation | integer| not null
bartype | character varying(10) | not null
clockin | timestamp(0) without time zone | not null
clockout| timestamp(0) without time zone | default NULL::timestamp
without time zone
comments| character varying(255) | default NULL::character
varying
Indexes:
"jobclock_pkey" PRIMARY KEY, btree (jobclock_id)
...
I need to keep jobclock_id unique and not null, but I also need to
ensure that no row is duplicated. Is my best bet to drop the current
primary key and make a primary key out of the columns that I want to
ensure remain unique from row to row?
Thanks.
--
Brandon
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