"Brian C. DeRocher" <brian(dot)derocher(at)mitretek(dot)org> writes:
> It appears that when you create a view of a union, numeric data types
> loose their scale and precision.
I think this is the same issue discussed here:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2004-12/msg00408.php
That was just before 8.0 release, so the change got postponed and then
seems to have slipped through the cracks :-(. Any objections to
fixing it for 8.2?
regards, tom lane