On 09/14/2017 03:27 PM, David G. Johnston wrote:
On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 12:45 AM, Rafal Pietrak <ra...@ztk-rp.eu <mailto:ra...@ztk-rp.eu>>wrote:

    Hello everybody,

    Can anybody help me find a way to implement an ID which:

    1. guarantees being unique across multiple tables.

    2. guarantees its uniqueness not only during INSERT, but also during the
    lifetime of the database/application (e.i. during future UPDATES).

    3. guarantees persistence of value across database
    backup/restore/upgrade.

    an obvious candidate - a single SERIAL() (same serial) used in every
    table that needs that ID does not guarantee (2).

Isn't this what GUIDS are for?

JD

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