drop table t1 cascade; create table t1 (a integer primary key); create table t1_1 (check (a >= 0 and a < 10)) inherits (t1); create table t1_2 (check (a >= 10 and a < 20)) inherits (t1); create rule t1_ins_1 as on insert to t1 where new.a >= 0 and new.a < 10 do instead insert into t1_1 values (new.a); create rule t1_ins_2 as on insert to t1 where new.a >= 10 and new.a < 20 do instead insert into t1_2 values (new.a); create rule t1_upd_1 as on update to t1 where old.a >= 0 and old.a < 10 do instead update t1_1 set a = new.a where a = old.a; create rule t1_upd_2 as on update to t1 where old.a >= 10 and old.a < 20 do instead update t1_2 set a = new.a where a = old.a; set constraint_exclusion = on; insert into t1 select * from generate_series(5,19,1); explain update t1 set a = 4 where a = 5; update t1 set a = 4 where a = 5; select * from only t1; select * from only t1_1; select * from only t1_2;