Questions tagged [inheritance]
For questions about extending a base object's features into a derived object.
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Progressive child tables scan in PostgreSQL?
We have append-only events table where events from different devices are being collected.
We use PostgreSQL 9.6 and pg_partman to split the table into monthly partitions.
Data is partitioned using ...
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make exist table as inherit
i try to create parent table for exists table, by next algorithm:
-- CREATE TABLE
CREATE TABLE t1 (id serial PRIMARY KEY);
CREATE TABLE foreign_t1 (id serial, t1_id integer REFERENCES t1 (id));
-- ...
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Is it possible to drop inheritance from the parent table (top down)?
Our system uses inheritance on two levels:
master
child_level_1
child_level_2
child_level_2
child_level_2
child_level_1
child_level_2
child_level_2
child_level_1
child_level_2
The idea was to ...
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Transfer row from 'parent' to 'child' without creating duplicate and without knowing all 'parent' columns
I want to set up a database with different schemas that correspond to different data-entry systems. There needs to be a “master” (administration) schema with a “parties” table, and multiple other ...
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Correct way to join row in parent table to row in one of several children tables
I have a parent table product, and several children tables like phone, tablet, smartwatch etc. The parent and children have 1-1 relationship. This means that for every row in parent table, there will ...
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Implementing a graph-like design on postgresql using CTEs and inheritance
This question is about attempting to model/design an elementary graph-like database within postgres.
The starting point is that graphs have:
Nodes
Nodes have properties
Node are connected by (bi/...
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How to list all the inherited tables from the parent table?
I have 3 tables (janitor, security & manager) which inherited from the user table.
What is the query can be used to produce the following result(list all the name of the child tables)?
Thank you....
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Is it correct to model a specialized table using a foreign key whose referencing attributes are not also forming its primary key?
In the process of designing a database model, I would like to implement a Class Table Inheritance pattern in a way that does not seem common at first. I would like to know if it is a correct ...
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user security inheritance in SQL Server 2016
I'd like to build a bunch of new databases (several dozen) in SQL Server 2016. However, I'd like all users to access a single database (called SECURITY for now), and apply security to that one ...
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Database relationship inheritance [closed]
I have a vehicle sales store. In my store I sale many kind of vehicles for example cars and boats. And I would like to keep track of the sales.
My vehicles has some attributes as:
Arrive on store ...
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Inheritance and foreign keys in Postgres
This is about using inheritance and foreign keys in Postgresql databases.
Consider the following simplistic example whose structure is based on what I am building at the moment (but the specifics ...
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Views that inherit a table and syntax in PostgreSQL
I am getting a syntax error but don't understand what is wrong.
I am using a reference here.
This is my sql-snippet:
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW stipa_test.stipa_view
AS
(
SELECT *
FROM ...
...
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PostgreSQL database re-design considerations
We have a 2TB PostgreSQL database, which contains two groups of tables that account for about 90% of the storage used. These two groups can be loosely described as 2 big tables partitioned, the first ...
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Designing an extensible authentication system
I need to design an authentication system, where different type of authentication schemes may exist. At the end, I should assign a passphrase (access token) to the user.
I have several authentication ...
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Inheritance of “dictionary tables”
(In case this matters: I'm using SQLite)
My silly little database has a surprising number of tables with identical structure:
CREATE TABLE GTag (
ID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
...
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Can Postgres inherited tables overlap
Is it possible to have single row in a parent table be visible in more than one inherited (child) table?
Perhaps by inserting a row directly into the master table and then "making it visible" in one ...
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Using table inheritance instead of mapping tables
This seems like a pretty common scenario: several types that all compose the same child type.
This could typically look like so:
-- 'name' is unique per parent record
CREATE TABLE sometype (
...
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PostgreSQL: Multiple Inheritance tables (one child to two parents)
If I have a base table and 2 or more tables that inherit from it, child1 and child2, I can insert a record into a child table and it shows up in base as you would expect.
However what I want to know ...
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Abstract classes in SQL Server. Are they even possible?
I have a very specific question that I am surprised no one has yet asked. It involves a concrete class model and SQL Server 2016 DDL. The main point is:
In my model, some classes inherit from a base ...
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Django Multi Table Inheritance and Preserving Child and Child History
Place can have many different one to one fields, that’s why it can have bookstore, restaurant, and hardware store. But can the same place be both a bookstore and a restaurant at the same time? Now if ...
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DB model strategy to override field value
We have to store some dynamic configuration in JSON format in DB. There would be some default configuration, and it can be overriden per account. Can someone help me with the strategy to store such ...
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Postgres inherit from one role and not another
I'm a little new with postgres but have a decent understanding of roles. What I have are users that inherit from their normal "data_analyst" group. This group is used to manage all data analyst users ...
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Best practise for polymorphic associations in MySQL
I have a MySQL database with 3 tables holding the main classes of data:
companies (company_id)
persons (person_id, company_id)
loans (loan_id, company_id)
Both a 'loan' and a 'person' belong ...
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Postgresql inheritance based database design
I'm developing a simple babysitter application that has 2 types of users: a 'Parent' and the 'Babysitter'. I'm using postgresql as my database but I'm having trouble working out my database design.
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Modeling a product database and dealing with inheritance
So, to get better at designing databases, I'm attempting to model a database system after the AR15 Builder.
Here is what I have so far:
While it makes sense logically, I'm afraid there may be ...
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Is it possible to set order in which inherited tables a scanned in postgresql?
I have a postgresql measurement table which is partitioned based on logdate column by month. Suppose I have city_id integer column and want to select latest row with city_id = 125.
When I run explain ...
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Postgres 9.5 foreign table inheritance not using indexes
In PostgreSQL 9.5.0 I have a partitioned table that collects data by months. I tried to use the new PostgreSQL feature of foreign table inheritance and pushed one month of data to another PostgreSQL ...
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Record inheritance in mySQL
I have been struggling with this for a little while.
I want to have a set of calendar records. The top level will apply to a large group; the next level will apply to a sub-set and the final level ...
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PostgreSQL doesn't use index on inherited tables
I have two tables in PostgreSQL 9.4.5 deployed on Amazon RDS:
an append only, weekly partitioned, All Positions table. These store all position readings from about 100,000 sensors. There are about 50 ...
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Finding a good DB design for my project
I've posted this on stackOverflow but this might be a more suitable place.
I'm really struggling to find a good DB design for my project using SQL server.
I've already implemented a few models which ...
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Index is not used with table inheritance
I have a PostgreSQL 9.0.12 database with a master table and 2 child tables. My tables:
CREATE TABLE test2 (
id serial PRIMARY KEY,
coll character varying(15),
ts timestamp without time ...
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Performance issues with inherited tables and indices
I have a PostgreSQL database with a master table and 2 child tables.
My master table:
CREATE TABLE test (
id serial PRIMARY KEY,
date timestamp without time zone
);
CREATE INDEX ON test(...
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PostgreSQL and table inheritance
I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, so please feel free to tell me if it is off-topic or there is a better place to post.
I am working on a fantasy sports based project, and the number ...
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Dimensional Model for inheritance in dimensions
How are dimensions typically modeled in a dimensional model if one dimension logically inherits from another dimension?
For example, assume I have an Employee dimension and a Driver dimension, where ...
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Conceptual ERD Multi-table many to many, or possibly recursive?
I'm creating a conceptual diagram [yes, I know I've included attributes and keys - but this is just for me to consolidate what I'm doing whilst learning] -- so please treat it as Conceptual with the ...
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Alter schema of Access 2013 database with linked table
I'm trying to change the schema of an Access 2013 table. I want to lengthen some of the text fields. When I change the schema and try to save I get dialog with Operation is not supported for this type ...
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Enhanced ER Model Supertype / Subtype modeling issue with inheritance and recursion
Before posting, I have looked for a good solution on internet and I have coined this post for 3 days in row and trying to think through it prior this post. So if I have missed something or got it ...
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How to enforce data consistency across one-to-one relationship in an inheritance hierarchy
Consider this design for a typical school database:
Person:
-----------------
FirstName
LastName
SocialSecurityNumber
Phone
Email
Student:
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Grade
Teacher:
-----------------
...
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Inheritance of unknown type at creation time
Say I have a table called People into which people are inserted from the moment they are born. Now lets say I want some subclasses of people based on their job. So there are also tables for Plumber, ...
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Query parent table and get child tables columns
I have two tables, one inherits the other:
CREATE TABLE parent (
col1 INTEGER
);
CREATE TABLE child (
col2 INTEGER
) INHERITS( parent );
// Insert some data
INSERT INTO parent( col1 ) ...
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Partial unique constraint spanning multiple tables in postgres
To enforce partial uniqueness in postgres, it is a well known workaround to create a partial unique index instead of an explicit constraint, like so:
CREATE TABLE possession (
possession_id serial ...
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Will switching from Concrete Table Inheritance to Single Table Inheritance improve the performance of my queries?
I currently have an application that allows people to view and share 10 different types of posts (ex SportsPost, WorldNewsPost, TechnologyPost, etc). All posts types are conceptually the same, but ...
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Can i have one foreign key to both parent and it's childs in postgresql?
I want to have a foreign key to reference table and it's children. Here's how I tried and failed:
CREATE TABLE parent (
id serial,
CONSTRAINT parent_pk PRIMARY KEY(id)
);
CREATE TABLE child (
...
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PostgreSQL migrate data from one table to another (which inherits the first one)
I have a table "company" and another named "school" ("school" table inherits "company").
Most of the data is community generated and sometimes a cleaning is needed.
I would like to be able to "...
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Inheritance or lot of relationship?
I have to transpose a class Diagram into a Physical Data Model (more precisely MySQL database structure).
In my class diagram, I have a lot of entities (A, B, C, D) which inherit from an other entity,...
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Insert into select into multiple related tables using INSERT_IDENTITY
Okay setting the scene. I have three tables, (Table1, Table2 and DataTable) and I want to insert into Table1 and Table2 using DataTable as source.
So for every row in DataTable I want a row in Table1 ...
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Inheritance discriminator column better int or varchar or enum?
What is the best practice for storing a discriminator column ? Does it make any difference ?
Any pros/cons of using one over the other ?
I am using MySql with Entity Framework but the question goes ...
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PostgreSQL and Single Table Inheritance
I read about STI (Single Table Inheritance) and like the idea.
Does PostgreSQL handle 95% NULL values in some columns if I have about 1M rows well?
Does it impact performance if there many columns (~...
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Foreign key double inheritance SQLITE
I'm designing a domotic system database and I'm trying to figure out how to represent two foreign keys.
This is the cardinality I want. Consider 1...N Areas (rooms, halls, kitchens, etc.):
Area 1 - ...
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Is this a step in the right direction for normalization? SQL 'inheritance' and Many-to-Many relationships
Context:
So, this is kind of a compound question, but they go together, and definitely wouldn't make sense split up into separate questions.
I've been working on a new database for what will end up ...
