docs: clarify ALTER TABLE behavior on partitioned tables

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Patch version: v3, Patch count: 1, First patch: +222−93, All patches: +222−93

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Documentation

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Docs Only

Created

2026-01-07 08:26:45

Last modified

2026-01-07 08:26:46 (1 week ago)

Latest email

2026-01-17 16:15:26 (8 hours ago)

Status

PG19-Final (2026-03-01 – 2026-03-31): Needs review

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Authors

Chao Li (chaol)

Reviewers

David Johnston (polobo)Become reviewer

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docs: clarify ALTER TABLE behavior on partitioned tables: First at 2026-01-07 05:59:28 by Chao Li <li.evan.chao at gmail.com>
Latest at 2026-01-17 16:15:26 by "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston at gmail.com>
Latest attachment (nocfbot-v3-0001-edits.txt) at 2026-01-17 16:15:26 from "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston at gmail.com>
    Attachment (nocfbot-v3-0001-edits.txt) at 2026-01-17 16:15:26 from "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v3-0001-docs-clarify-ALTER-TABLE-behavior-on-partitioned-.patch) at 2026-01-13 06:27:51 from Chao Li <li.evan.chao at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v2-0001-docs-Clarify-ALTER-TABLE-v1.patch) at 2026-01-09 16:12:24 from "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v2-0001-docs-Clarify-ALTER-TABLE-v1.patch) at 2026-01-07 22:17:39 from "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v1-0001-docs-clarify-ALTER-TABLE-behavior-on-partitioned-.patch) at 2026-01-07 05:59:28 from Chao Li <li.evan.chao at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)

History

When	Who	What
2026-01-13 11:17:55	Jim Jones (jimus)	Removed jimus from reviewers
2026-01-13 11:16:15	Jim Jones (jimus)	Added jimus as reviewer
2026-01-07 22:17:54	David Johnston (polobo)	Added polobo as reviewer
2026-01-07 08:26:46	Chao Li (chaol)	Attached mail thread CAEoWx2=mYhCfsnHaN96Qqwq5b0GVS2YgO3zpVqPPRd_iO52wRw@mail.gmail.com
2026-01-07 08:26:46	Chao Li (chaol)	Created patch record