Re: updatable views and default values

On Sat, Sep 02, 2006 at 06:22:49PM -0500, Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 06:29:50PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> > For backwards compatibility we should probably say that this
> > automatic lifting of base-table defaults happens only if the
> > INSERT rule is implicitly generated ... if you write a manual
> > INSERT rule you need manual defaults too.  Or should "propagate
> > default values" become an explicit attribute of ON INSERT rules?
> 
> ISTM that least surprise dictates that inserting into a view uses
> the base table default unless you specifically override them.

+1 :)

Cheers,
D
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