| Goal | This query checks whether columns used to record registration and last update times have inconsistent data types across the database. Using varying data types for these temporal columns (for example, mixing timestamp and timestamptz) can lead to unexpected timezone behaviors and complicate time-based calculations. |
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| Type | Problem detection Each row in the result could represent a flaw in the design |
| Reliability | High Few or no false-positive results |
| License | MIT (opens in new tab) |
| Data Source | INFORMATION_SCHEMA only |
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Collections
This query belongs to the following collections:
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 .
| Name | Description |
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| 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:
Data types
Queries of this category provide information about the data types and their usage.
Inconsistencies
Queries of this catergory provide information about inconsistencies of solving the same problem in different places.
Result quality depends on names
Queries of this category use names (for instance, column names) to try to guess the meaning of a database object. Thus, the goodness of names determines the number of false positive and false negative results.
Temporal data
Queries of this category provide information about temporal (time-related) data that is kept in the database.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Data types | Queries of this category provide information about the data types and their usage. |
| Inconsistencies | Queries of this catergory provide information about inconsistencies of solving the same problem in different places. |
| Result quality depends on names | Queries of this category use names (for instance, column names) to try to guess the meaning of a database object. Thus, the goodness of names determines the number of false positive and false negative results. |
| Temporal data | Queries of this category provide information about temporal (time-related) data that is kept in the database. |