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`Unique Constraint Dialog`:index:
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Use the *Unique constraint* dialog to define a unique constraint for a specified
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table. Unique constraints ensure that the data contained in a column, or a group
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of columns, is unique among all the rows in the table.
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The *Unique constraint* dialog organizes the development of a unique constraint
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through the following dialog tabs: *General* and *Definition*. The *SQL* tab
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displays the SQL code generated by dialog selections.
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.. image:: images/unique_constraint_general.png
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:alt: Unique Constraint dialog general tab
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:align: center
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Use the fields in the *General* tab to identify the unique constraint:
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* Use the *Name* field to add a descriptive name for the unique constraint.
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The name will be displayed in the *pgAdmin* tree control.
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Click the *Definition* tab to continue.
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.. image:: images/unique_constraint_definition.png
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:alt: Unique Constraint dialog definition tab
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:align: center
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Use the fields in the *Definition* tab to define the unique constraint:
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* Click inside the *Columns* field and select one or more column names from the
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drop-down listbox. To delete a selection, click the *x* to the left of the
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column name. The unique constraint should be different from the primary key
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constraint defined for the same table; the selected column(s) for the
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constraints must be distinct.
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* Use *Include columns* field to specify columns for *INCLUDE* clause of the
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constraint. This option is available in Postgres 11 and later.
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* Select the name of the tablespace in which the unique constraint will reside
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from the drop-down listbox in the *Tablespace* field.
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* Select the name of an index from the drop-down listbox in the *Index* field.
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This field is optional. Adding a unique constraint will automatically create a
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unique B-tree index on the column or group of columns listed in the
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constraint, and will force the column(s) to be marked NOT NULL.
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* Use the *Fill Factor* field to specify a fill factor for the table and index.
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The fill factor for a table is a percentage between 10 and 100. 100 (complete
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packing) is the default.
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* Move the *Deferrable?* switch to the *Yes* position to specify the timing of
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the constraint is deferrable and can be postponed until the end of the
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statement. The default is *No*.
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* If enabled, move the *Deferred?* switch to the *Yes* position to specify the
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timing of the constraint is deferred to the end of the statement. The default
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is *No*.
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* Move the *NULLs not distinct?* switch to the *Yes* position to treat null values as not distinct. The default is
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*No*. This option is available only on PostgreSQL 15 and above.
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Click the *SQL* tab to continue.
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Your entries in the *Unique constraint* dialog generate a SQL command (see an
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example below). Use the *SQL* tab for review; revisit or switch tabs to make any
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changes to the SQL command.
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Example
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The following is an example of the sql command generated by user selections in
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the *Unique constraint* dialog:
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.. image:: images/unique_constraint_sql.png
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:alt: Unique Constraint dialog sql tab
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:align: center
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The example shown demonstrates creating a unique constraint named *jobhist_unique* on
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the *empno* column of the *jobhist* table.
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* Click the *Info* button (i) to access online help.
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* Click the *Save* button to save work.
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* Click the *Close* button to exit without saving work.
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* Click the *Reset* button to restore configuration parameters.
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