I have users
table in my PostgreSQL 9.3.6
database with two columns: id
and another_id
. The id
is a primary key, the another_id
is just another integer column with unique constraint.
There are other tables that reference users by primary key.
Here's the users
table description:
Table "public.users"
Column | Type | Modifiers | Storage | Stats target | Description
----------------------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+---------+--------------+-------------
id | integer | not null | plain | |
another_id | integer | not null | plain | |
Indexes:
"users_pkey" PRIMARY KEY, btree (id)
"uniq_1483a5e93414710b" UNIQUE, btree (another_id)
Referenced by:
TABLE "foo_table" CONSTRAINT "fk_4affc6e5a76ed395" FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
TABLE "bar_table" CONSTRAINT "fk_72936b1da76ed395" FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
TABLE "baz_table" CONSTRAINT "fk_83adbaf0a76ed395" FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
Here's foo_table
description:
Table "public.foo_table"
Column | Type | Modifiers | Storage | Stats target | Description
--------------+--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+----------+--------------+-------------
id | integer | not null | plain | |
user_id | integer | | plain | |
Indexes:
"foo_table_pkey" PRIMARY KEY, btree (id)
"idx_e52ffdeea76ed395" btree (user_id)
Foreign-key constraints:
"fk_e52ffdeea76ed395" FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
How do I replace primary key in PostgreSQL table from id
column to another_id
column and maintain data integrity?