Find columns that have NOT NULL constraint through a domain and also directly. Do not duplicate NOT NULL constraints in orde to avoid confusion and surprises.
Notes
The query does not take into account a possibility that the column is declared mandatory by using a check constraint.
Type
Problem detection (Each row in the result could represent a flaw in the design)
Drop either the NOT NULL constraint of the domain or the NOT NULL constraint that is directly associated with the column. If you drop the NOT NULL constraint of the domain, then do not forget that the domain could be used in case of different columns.
Data Source
INFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog
SQL Query
WITH columns_not_null AS (SELECT pg_namespace.nspname AS table_schema,
pg_class.relname AS table_name, pg_attribute.attname AS column_name
FROM pg_catalog.pg_class, pg_catalog.pg_attribute, pg_catalog.pg_namespace
WHERE pg_class.oid = pg_attribute.attrelid AND pg_namespace.oid = pg_class.relnamespace AND pg_attribute.attnotnull = TRUE),
domains_not_null AS (SELECT pg_namespace.nspname AS domain_schema, pg_type.typname AS domain_name
FROM pg_catalog.pg_type, pg_catalog.pg_namespace
WHERE pg_namespace.oid = pg_type.typnamespace AND pg_type.typnotnull = TRUE),
pk_columns AS (SELECT table_constraints.table_schema, table_constraints.table_name, column_name
FROM information_schema.table_constraints INNER JOIN information_schema.constraint_column_usage
USING (table_schema, table_name, constraint_name)
WHERE table_constraints.constraint_type='PRIMARY KEY')
SELECT table_schema, table_name, column_name, domain_schema, domain_name
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.columns WHERE (table_schema, table_name) IN
(SELECT table_schema, table_name FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables WHERE table_type='BASE TABLE')
AND table_schema NOT IN (SELECT schema_name FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.schemata WHERE schema_name<>'public' AND schema_owner='postgres'
AND schema_name IS NOT NULL)
AND (domain_schema, domain_name) IN (SELECT domain_schema, domain_name FROM domains_not_null)
AND (table_schema, table_name, column_name) IN (SELECT table_schema, table_name, column_name FROM columns_not_null)
AND (table_schema, table_name, column_name) NOT IN (SELECT table_schema, table_name, column_name FROM pk_columns)
ORDER BY table_schema, table_name, ordinal_position;
SQL statements that help generate fixes for the identified problem.
SQL Query to Generate Fix
Description
WITH columns_not_null AS (SELECT pg_namespace.nspname AS table_schema,
pg_class.relname AS table_name, pg_attribute.attname AS column_name
FROM pg_catalog.pg_class, pg_catalog.pg_attribute, pg_catalog.pg_namespace
WHERE pg_class.oid = pg_attribute.attrelid AND pg_namespace.oid = pg_class.relnamespace AND pg_attribute.attnotnull = TRUE),
domains_not_null AS (SELECT pg_namespace.nspname AS domain_schema, pg_type.typname AS domain_name
FROM pg_catalog.pg_type, pg_catalog.pg_namespace
WHERE pg_namespace.oid = pg_type.typnamespace AND pg_type.typnotnull = TRUE),
pk_columns AS (SELECT table_constraints.table_schema, table_constraints.table_name, column_name
FROM information_schema.table_constraints INNER JOIN information_schema.constraint_column_usage
USING (table_schema, table_name, constraint_name)
WHERE table_constraints.constraint_type='PRIMARY KEY'),
duplicate_not_null AS (SELECT table_schema, table_name, column_name, domain_schema, domain_name
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.columns WHERE (table_schema, table_name) IN
(SELECT table_schema, table_name FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables WHERE table_type='BASE TABLE')
AND table_schema NOT IN (SELECT schema_name FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.schemata WHERE schema_name<>'public' AND schema_owner='postgres'
AND schema_name IS NOT NULL)
AND (domain_schema, domain_name) IN (SELECT domain_schema, domain_name FROM domains_not_null)
AND (table_schema, table_name, column_name) IN (SELECT table_schema, table_name, column_name FROM columns_not_null)
AND (table_schema, table_name, column_name) NOT IN (SELECT table_schema, table_name, column_name FROM pk_columns))
SELECT DISTINCT format('ALTER DOMAIN %1$I.%2$I DROP NOT NULL;', domain_schema, domain_name) AS statements
FROM duplicate_not_null
ORDER BY statements;
Drop the domain NOT NULL constraint.
WITH columns_not_null AS (SELECT pg_namespace.nspname AS table_schema,
pg_class.relname AS table_name, pg_attribute.attname AS column_name
FROM pg_catalog.pg_class, pg_catalog.pg_attribute, pg_catalog.pg_namespace
WHERE pg_class.oid = pg_attribute.attrelid AND pg_namespace.oid = pg_class.relnamespace AND pg_attribute.attnotnull = TRUE),
domains_not_null AS (SELECT pg_namespace.nspname AS domain_schema, pg_type.typname AS domain_name
FROM pg_catalog.pg_type, pg_catalog.pg_namespace
WHERE pg_namespace.oid = pg_type.typnamespace AND pg_type.typnotnull = TRUE),
pk_columns AS (SELECT table_constraints.table_schema, table_constraints.table_name, column_name
FROM information_schema.table_constraints INNER JOIN information_schema.constraint_column_usage
USING (table_schema, table_name, constraint_name)
WHERE table_constraints.constraint_type='PRIMARY KEY'),
duplicate_not_null AS (SELECT table_schema, table_name, column_name, domain_schema, domain_name
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.columns WHERE (table_schema, table_name) IN
(SELECT table_schema, table_name FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables WHERE table_type='BASE TABLE')
AND table_schema NOT IN (SELECT schema_name FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.schemata WHERE schema_name<>'public' AND schema_owner='postgres'
AND schema_name IS NOT NULL)
AND (domain_schema, domain_name) IN (SELECT domain_schema, domain_name FROM domains_not_null)
AND (table_schema, table_name, column_name) IN (SELECT table_schema, table_name, column_name FROM columns_not_null)
AND (table_schema, table_name, column_name) NOT IN (SELECT table_schema, table_name, column_name FROM pk_columns))
SELECT format('ALTER TABLE %1$I.%2$I ALTER COLUMN %3$I DROP NOT NULL;', table_schema, table_name, column_name) AS statements
FROM duplicate_not_null
ORDER BY statements;
Drop the column NOT NULL constraint.
Collections
This query belongs to the following collections:
Name
Description
Find problems automatically
Queries, that results point to problems in the database. Each query in the collection produces an initial assessment. However, a human reviewer has the final say as to whether there is a problem or not .
Categories
This query is classified under the following categories:
Name
Description
Duplication of implementation elements
Queries of this catergory provide information about the duplication of the database objects.
Missing data
Queries of this category provide information about missing data (NULLs) in a database.