Question Regarding Unique Index on Table

From: "Ozer, Pam" <pozer(at)automotive(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Question Regarding Unique Index on Table
Date: 2010-09-23 17:18:39
Message-ID: 216FFB77CBFAEE4B8EE4DF0A939FF1D10182A9@mail-001.corp.automotive.com
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Is it possible to disable a unique index? I have a process that's
running that inserts duplicate records into a table and then does a
cleanup afterwards. I know that I can drop the index and rebuild. I
just didn't know if there was disable the uniqueness temporarily.

thanks

Pam Ozer

Data Architect

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