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+<!--
+doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_subscription.sgml
+PostgreSQL documentation
+-->
+
+<refentry id="sql-altersubscription">
+ <indexterm zone="sql-altersubscription">
+ <primary>ALTER SUBSCRIPTION</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>ALTER SUBSCRIPTION</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>ALTER SUBSCRIPTION</refname>
+ <refpurpose>change the definition of a subscription</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+<synopsis>
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> CONNECTION '<replaceable>conninfo</replaceable>'
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> SET PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">publication_name</replaceable> [, ...] [ WITH ( <replaceable class="parameter">set_publication_option</replaceable> [= <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable>] [, ... ] ) ]
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> REFRESH PUBLICATION [ WITH ( <replaceable class="parameter">refresh_option</replaceable> [= <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable>] [, ... ] ) ]
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> ENABLE
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> DISABLE
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> SET ( <replaceable class="parameter">subscription_parameter</replaceable> [= <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable>] [, ... ] )
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> OWNER TO { <replaceable>new_owner</replaceable> | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable>new_name</replaceable>
+</synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <command>ALTER SUBSCRIPTION</command> can change most of the subscription
+ properties that can be specified
+ in <xref linkend="sql-createsubscription"/>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ You must own the subscription to use <command>ALTER SUBSCRIPTION</command>.
+ To alter the owner, you must also be a direct or indirect member of the
+ new owning role. The new owner has to be a superuser.
+ (Currently, all subscription owners must be superusers, so the owner checks
+ will be bypassed in practice. But this might change in the future.)
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Parameters</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The name of a subscription whose properties are to be altered.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>CONNECTION '<replaceable class="parameter">conninfo</replaceable>'</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This clause alters the connection property originally set by
+ <xref linkend="sql-createsubscription"/>. See there for more
+ information.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>SET PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">publication_name</replaceable></literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Changes list of subscribed publications. See
+ <xref linkend="sql-createsubscription"/> for more information.
+ By default this command will also act like <literal>REFRESH
+ PUBLICATION</literal>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <replaceable>set_publication_option</replaceable> specifies additional
+ options for this operation. The supported options are:
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>refresh</literal> (<type>boolean</type>)</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ When false, the command will not try to refresh table information.
+ <literal>REFRESH PUBLICATION</literal> should then be executed separately.
+ The default is <literal>true</literal>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ Additionally, refresh options as described
+ under <literal>REFRESH PUBLICATION</literal> may be specified.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>REFRESH PUBLICATION</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fetch missing table information from publisher. This will start
+ replication of tables that were added to the subscribed-to publications
+ since the last invocation of <command>REFRESH PUBLICATION</command> or
+ since <command>CREATE SUBSCRIPTION</command>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <replaceable>refresh_option</replaceable> specifies additional options for the
+ refresh operation. The supported options are:
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>copy_data</literal> (<type>boolean</type>)</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies whether the existing data in the publications that are
+ being subscribed to should be copied once the replication starts.
+ The default is <literal>true</literal>. (Previously subscribed
+ tables are not copied.)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist></para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>ENABLE</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Enables the previously disabled subscription, starting the logical
+ replication worker at the end of transaction.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>DISABLE</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Disables the running subscription, stopping the logical replication
+ worker at the end of transaction.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>SET ( <replaceable class="parameter">subscription_parameter</replaceable> [= <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable>] [, ... ] )</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This clause alters parameters originally set by
+ <xref linkend="sql-createsubscription"/>. See there for more
+ information. The allowed options are <literal>slot_name</literal> and
+ <literal>synchronous_commit</literal>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable class="parameter">new_owner</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The user name of the new owner of the subscription.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable class="parameter">new_name</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The new name for the subscription.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Examples</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Change the publication subscribed by a subscription to
+ <literal>insert_only</literal>:
+<programlisting>
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION mysub SET PUBLICATION insert_only;
+</programlisting>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Disable (stop) the subscription:
+<programlisting>
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION mysub DISABLE;
+</programlisting></para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Compatibility</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <command>ALTER SUBSCRIPTION</command> is a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
+ extension.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+
+ <simplelist type="inline">
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-createsubscription"/></member>
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-dropsubscription"/></member>
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-createpublication"/></member>
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-alterpublication"/></member>
+ </simplelist>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>