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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/extend.sgml | 11 |
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/extend.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/extend.sgml index be102520131..4a883814d65 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/extend.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/extend.sgml @@ -721,6 +721,17 @@ SELECT pg_catalog.pg_extension_config_dump('my_config', 'WHERE NOT standard_entr a table as no longer a configuration table is to dissociate it from the extension with <command>ALTER EXTENSION ... DROP TABLE</>. </para> + + <para> + Note that foreign key relationships between these tables will dictate the + order in which the tables are dumped out by pg_dump. Specifically, pg_dump + will attempt to dump the referenced-by table before the referencing table. + As the foreign key relationships are set up at CREATE EXTENSION time (prior + to data being loaded into the tables) circular dependencies are not + supported. When circular dependencies exist, the data will still be dumped + out but the dump will not be able to be restored directly and user + intervention will be required. + </para> </sect2> <sect2> |