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.. _column_dialog:
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The Column Dialog
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Use the *Column* dialog to add a column to an existing table or modify a column definition.
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The *Column* dialog organizes the development of a column through the following dialog tabs: *General*, *Definition*, and *Security*. The *SQL* tab displays the SQL code generated by dialog selections.
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.. image:: images/column_general.png
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Use the fields in the *General* tab to identify the column:
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* Use the *Name* field to add a descriptive name for the column. The name will be displayed in the *pgAdmin* tree control. This field is required.
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* Store notes about the column in the *Comment* field.
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Click the *Definition* tab to continue.
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.. image:: images/column_definition.png
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Use the fields in the *Definition* tab to add parameters for the column. (Fields are disabled if inapplicable.)
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* Use the drop-down listbox next to *Data Type* to select a data type for the column. For more information on the data types that are supported by PostgreSQL, refer to Chapter 8 of the Postgres core documentation. This field is required.
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* Use the *Scale* field to specify scale of the value (the number of digits to the right of the decimal point).
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* Use the *Length/Precision* field to specify the maximum number of significant digits in a numeric value, or the maximum number of characters in a text value.
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* Use the drop-down listbox next to *Collation* to apply a collation setting to the column.
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* Use the *Default* field to specify a default data value.
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* Check the *Not Null* checkbox to specify the column may not contain null values.
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Click the *Security* tab to continue.
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.. image:: images/column_security.png
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Use the *Security* tab to assign attributes and define security labels.
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Use the *Variables* panel to specify the number of distinct values that may be present in the column; this value overrides estimates made by the ANALYZE command. Click *Add* to add an attribute:
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* Select the name of the variable from the drop-down listbox in the *Name* field.
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* Select *n_distinct* to specify the number of distinct values for the column.
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* Select *n_distinct_inherited* to specify the number of distinct values for the table and its children.
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* Specify the number of distinct values in the *Value* field. For more information, see the documentation for `ALTER TABLE <http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/sql_altertable.html>`_.
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To discard an attribute, click the trash icon to the left of the row and confirm deletion in the *Delete Row* popup.
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Use the *Security Labels* panel to define security labels applied to the column. Click *Add* to add each security label selection:
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* Specify a security label provider in the *Provider* field. The named provider must be loaded and must consent to the proposed labeling operation.
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* Specify a a security label in the *Security Label* field. The meaning of a given label is at the discretion of the label provider. PostgreSQL places no restrictions on whether or how a label provider must interpret security labels; it merely provides a mechanism for storing them.
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Click *Add* to assign additional security labels; to discard a security label, click the trash icon to the left of the row and confirm deletion in the *Delete Row* popup.
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Click the *SQL* tab to continue.
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Your entries in the *Column* dialog generate a SQL command (see an example below). Use the *SQL* tab for review; revisit or switch tabs to make any 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 the *Column* dialog:
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.. image:: images/column_sql.png
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The example shown demonstrates creating a column named *territory* in the table named *distributors*.
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* Click the *Info* button (i) to access online help. View context-sensitive help in the *Tabbed browser*, where a new tab displays the PostgreSQL core documentation.
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* Click the *Save* button to save work.
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* Click the *Cancel* button to exit without saving work.
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* Click the *Reset* button to restore configuration parameters. |