Re: database redesign

On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:09 PM, John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com> wrote:
> On 11/8/2013 11:44 AM, zach cruise wrote:
>> anyway, on database reorganization - is it recommended to group all
>> sequences and domains under one public schema? or is a sequence tied to a
>> table as its counter?
>
> I would keep sequences in the same schema as the related table. anything
> else is chaotic. if a domain is used by all the schemas, then putting it
> in public makes sense, otherwise, if its just used by one schema, it should
> logically be part of that schema.

I would also like to suggest using serial/bigserial types instead of
integer/bigint + sequence. This will automatically create a sequence
that is depended on the table.

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