ALTER RULE
Changes the definition of a rule.
Synopsis
ALTER RULE name ON <table_name> RENAME TO <new_name>
Description
ALTER RULE changes properties of an existing rule. Currently, the only available action is to change the rule's name.
To use ALTER RULE, you must own the table or view that the rule applies to.
Parameters
- name
- The name of an existing rule to alter.
- table_name
- The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that the rule applies to.
- new_name
- The new name for the rule.
Examples
To rename an existing rule:
ALTER RULE notify_all ON emp RENAME TO notify_me;
Compatibility
ALTER RULE is a Greenplum Database extension, as is the entire query rewrite system.
See Also
Parent topic: SQL Commands
