Re: copy and paste ERROR on table with column with type 'SERIAL'

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Von: André Burkhardt <andre(dot)burkhardt(at)uni-jena(dot)de>
Betreff: copy and paste ERROR on table with column with type 'SERIAL'
Datum: Donnerstag, 26. September 2019, 06:10 UTC
An: pgadmin-support(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org

> We are using pgAdmin 4 4.13. Our Administrators often work with copy and
> paste rows within a table using the GUI. In pgAdmin III, when copy and
> paste a row with a SERIAL, a messagebox with question:
>
> "This table contains columns from type 'SERIAL'. Use values from within
> clipboard for this column? YES/NO"
>
> pops up. If select NO, the column with the SERIAL is cleared after
> insert. When saving the changes, the field is filled with next value
> from sequence.
>
> In pgAdmin 4 the dedection of such SERIAL-columns is not implemented, so
> that you have to clear the column with SERIAL manually. Otherwise an
> Error-Message pops up after saving.

The Error-Message only pops up, when there is an UNIQUE INDEX on the
column with the SERIAL! Otherwise the dataset is inserted without error
or info.

>
> Is it on roadmap to implement this useful feature in pgAdmin 4?
>
> Regards
> André
>
>