Goal Find CHECK constraints of base table and foreign table columns that are not valid. These constraints have been created so that the existing data has not been checked against the constraint. It could be deliberate in case of legacy systems that have data quality problems. However, ideally all the data in the table conforms to the constraint.
Notes The query takes into account constraints that are associated directly with the column as well as constraints that are associated with the column through a domain. The query does not find CHECK constraints of domains that are not associated with any table.
Type Problem detection Each row in the result could represent a flaw in the design
Reliability Low Many false-positive results
License MIT (opens in new tab)
Fixing Suggestion Validate the constraint after fixing the data problems.
Data Source INFORMATION_SCHEMA only
SQL Query 
WITH checks AS (SELECT ccu.table_schema, ccu.table_name, t.table_type, ccu.column_name, cc.check_clause, cc.constraint_name, 'TABLE CHECK' AS check_type
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.constraint_column_usage AS ccu INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.check_constraints AS cc USING (constraint_schema, constraint_name)
INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables AS t USING (table_schema, table_name)
WHERE cc.check_clause NOT LIKE '%IS NOT NULL' AND 
ccu.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)
UNION SELECT cdu.table_schema, cdu.table_name, t.table_type, cdu.column_name, cc.check_clause, cc.constraint_name, 'DOMAIN CHECK' AS check_type
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.column_domain_usage AS cdu INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables AS t USING (table_schema, table_name)
INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.domain_constraints AS dc USING (domain_schema, domain_name)
INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.check_constraints AS cc USING (constraint_schema, constraint_name)
WHERE t.table_type IN ('BASE TABLE','FOREIGN') AND cc.check_clause NOT LIKE '%IS NOT NULL'  AND 
cdu.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))
SELECT table_schema, table_name, table_type, column_name, check_clause, constraint_name, check_type
FROM checks
WHERE check_clause~*'[[:space:]]not[[:space:]]+valid'
ORDER BY table_schema, table_name, column_name;

SQL statements that help generate fixes for the identified problem.

Fix Action #1
WITH checks AS (SELECT ccu.table_schema, ccu.table_name, t.table_type, cc.check_clause, cc.constraint_name
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.constraint_column_usage AS ccu INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.check_constraints AS cc USING (constraint_schema, constraint_name)
INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables AS t USING (table_schema, table_name)
WHERE cc.check_clause NOT LIKE '%IS NOT NULL' AND 
ccu.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))
SELECT format('ALTER %4$s TABLE %1$I.%2$I VALIDATE CONSTRAINT %3$I;', table_schema, table_name, constraint_name, CASE WHEN table_type='FOREIGN' THEN table_type END) AS statements
FROM checks
WHERE check_clause~*'[[:space:]]not[[:space:]]+valid'
ORDER BY table_schema, table_name, constraint_name;

Validate the table constraint.

Fix Action #2
WITH checks AS (SELECT cdu.domain_schema, cdu.domain_name, cc.check_clause, cc.constraint_name
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.column_domain_usage AS cdu INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables AS t USING (table_schema, table_name)
INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.domain_constraints AS dc USING (domain_schema, domain_name)
INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.check_constraints AS cc USING (constraint_schema, constraint_name)
WHERE t.table_type IN ('BASE TABLE','FOREIGN') AND cc.check_clause NOT LIKE '%IS NOT NULL'  AND 
cdu.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))
SELECT format('ALTER DOMAIN %1$I.%2$I VALIDATE CONSTRAINT %3$I;', domain_schema, domain_name, constraint_name) AS statements
FROM checks
WHERE check_clause~*'[[:space:]]not[[:space:]]+valid'
ORDER BY domain_schema, domain_name, constraint_name;

Validate the domain constraint.

SQL Query to Generate FixDescription
WITH checks AS (SELECT ccu.table_schema, ccu.table_name, t.table_type, cc.check_clause, cc.constraint_name
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.constraint_column_usage AS ccu INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.check_constraints AS cc USING (constraint_schema, constraint_name)
INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables AS t USING (table_schema, table_name)
WHERE cc.check_clause NOT LIKE '%IS NOT NULL' AND 
ccu.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))
SELECT format('ALTER %4$s TABLE %1$I.%2$I VALIDATE CONSTRAINT %3$I;', table_schema, table_name, constraint_name, CASE WHEN table_type='FOREIGN' THEN table_type END) AS statements
FROM checks
WHERE check_clause~*'[[:space:]]not[[:space:]]+valid'
ORDER BY table_schema, table_name, constraint_name;
Validate the table constraint.
WITH checks AS (SELECT cdu.domain_schema, cdu.domain_name, cc.check_clause, cc.constraint_name
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.column_domain_usage AS cdu INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables AS t USING (table_schema, table_name)
INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.domain_constraints AS dc USING (domain_schema, domain_name)
INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.check_constraints AS cc USING (constraint_schema, constraint_name)
WHERE t.table_type IN ('BASE TABLE','FOREIGN') AND cc.check_clause NOT LIKE '%IS NOT NULL'  AND 
cdu.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))
SELECT format('ALTER DOMAIN %1$I.%2$I VALIDATE CONSTRAINT %3$I;', domain_schema, domain_name, constraint_name) AS statements
FROM checks
WHERE check_clause~*'[[:space:]]not[[:space:]]+valid'
ORDER BY domain_schema, domain_name, constraint_name;
Validate the domain constraint.

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 .

NameDescription
Find problems automaticallyQueries, 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:

CHECK constraints

Queries of this category provide information about CHECK constraints.

Comfortability of data management

Queries of this category provide information about the means that have been used to make the use or management of database more comfortable and thus, more efficient.

NameDescription
CHECK constraintsQueries of this category provide information about CHECK constraints.
Comfortability of data managementQueries of this category provide information about the means that have been used to make the use or management of database more comfortable and thus, more efficient.