Eliminate the 2023 Sales Partition from the Table

Dropping a Partition from a Partitioned Table

Write a PostgreSQL query to drop the Sales_2023 partition.

Solution:

-- Drop the 2023 sales partition.
DROP TABLE Sales_2023;

Explanation:

• Purpose of the Query:
• Removes a specific partition while keeping the parent table.

Notes:

• Be cautious, as this action permanently deletes the partition's data.

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a PostgreSQL query to drop a specific partition from a range-partitioned table after archiving its data to a backup table.
• Write a PostgreSQL query to drop multiple partitions from a list-partitioned table within a single transaction.
• Write a PostgreSQL query to safely drop a hash partition from a partitioned table and log the deletion in an audit table.
• Write a PostgreSQL query to drop a partition from a partitioned table and verify that the parent table remains intact without data loss.

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