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set_number_partitions() CommunityCommunity functions are available under Timescale Community Edition. Click to learn more.
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Sets the number of partitions (slices) of a space dimension on a hypertable. The new partitioning only affects new chunks.
Required arguments
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
hypertable | REGCLASS | Hypertable to update the number of partitions for. |
number_partitions | INTEGER | The new number of partitions for the dimension. Must be greater than 0 and less than 32,768. |
Optional arguments
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
dimension_name | REGCLASS | The name of the space dimension to set the number of partitions for. |
The dimension_name needs to be explicitly specified only if the
hypertable has more than one space dimension. An error is thrown
otherwise.
Sample usage
For a table with a single space dimension:
SELECT set_number_partitions('conditions', 2);For a table with more than one space dimension:
SELECT set_number_partitions('conditions', 2, 'device_id');Found an issue on this page?
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