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error_on_nondeterministic_update

Values (default in bold)

false, true

Description

Specifies whether UPDATE queries with multiple matches per row return an error.

Example

SET error_on_nondeterministic_update TO true;
            
CREATE TABLE t1(x1 int, y1 int);

CREATE TABLE t2(x2 int, y2 int);

INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1,10), (2,20), (3,30);

INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (2,40), (2,50);

UPDATE t1 SET y1=y2 FROM t2 WHERE x1=x2; 

ERROR: Found multiple matches to update the same tuple.