Vol. I · A Postgres HandbookTwelve chapters · · 756 queries

The Query & the Schema

A reading-room reference for writing PostgreSQL by hand — selects to window functions, with the schema in plain view.

EasyBasic SELECT

Add a NOT NULL constraint

SQL

ALTER TABLE employees 
ALTER COLUMN email SET NOT NULL;

Tested against PostgreSQL 16

Note

“Ensures the column cannot accept NULL values. Fails if existing rows have NULLs in this column.