Question on Type of Query Which Will Take Advantage On Table Partition

From: Yan Cheng Cheok <yccheok(at)yahoo(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Question on Type of Query Which Will Take Advantage On Table Partition
Date: 2010-01-27 01:20:30
Message-ID: 838132.72460.qm@web65708.mail.ac4.yahoo.com
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Hello all,

By referring to tutorial on http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2009/11/howto-create-postgresql-table-partitioning-part-1/

I have several doubt, on the type of query, which will take advantage on table partition.

CREATE TABLE impressions_by_day (
advertiser_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
day DATE NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_DATE,
impressions INTEGER NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (advertiser_id, day)
);

CREATE TABLE impressions_by_day_y2009m1ms2 (
PRIMARY KEY (advertiser_id, day),
CHECK ( day >= DATE '2009-01-01' AND day < DATE '2009-03-01' )
) INHERITS (impressions_by_day);

SET constraint_exclusion = ON;

// This query doesn't take advantage of table partition.
// It need to scan through *every* child table.
SELECT * FROM impressions_by_day

// Will this takes advatage of table partition.
// Is PostgreSQL smart enough to know, it only need to look for
// impressions_by_day_y2009m1ms2 ???

SELECT * FROM impressions_by_day WHERE day = DATE '2009-02-02'

// I am sure this will take advantage of table partition, isn't it ???

SELECT * FROM impressions_by_day WHERE day >= DATE '2009-01-01' AND day < DATE '2009-03-01'

Thanks and Regards
Yan Cheng CHEOK

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