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elein <elein@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> I think I want to:
> 	create unique index pk on table tbl (keyp1, keyp2);
> 	create unique index range on table tbl (keyp1, keyp2, keyp3) where keyp3 is not null;

> Are these indexes redundant given uniqueness requirement and the type of queries
> that will be run against the table?

If all (keyp1, keyp2) pairs are distinct then I see no particular use in
the second index; it doesn't check anything that's not implied by the
first index, and it doesn't offer any extra search selectivity either.

			regards, tom lane


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