On Fri, 2011-04-08 at 14:08 -0500, Jack Christensen wrote: > Are there any other downsides to just setting all my foreign keys to > initially deferred? It may consume memory resources until the transaction is complete. Also, when it's possible to write the SQL in an order that always maintains the integrity of the FK, then it's usually more readable and understandable. So using immediate constraints may encourage a more readable style. Regards, Jeff Davis -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general