-- Import the library LOAD 'pgtt'; -- Create a GTT like table to test ON COMMIT DELETE ROWS CREATE GLOBAL TEMPORARY TABLE t_glob_temptable1 (id integer, lbl text) ON COMMIT DELETE ROWS; WARNING: GLOBAL is deprecated in temporary table creation LINE 1: CREATE GLOBAL TEMPORARY TABLE t_glob_temptable1 (id integer,... ^ -- Look at Global Temporary Table definition SELECT nspname, relname, preserved, code FROM pgtt_schema.pg_global_temp_tables; nspname | relname | preserved | code -------------+-------------------+-----------+---------------------- pgtt_schema | t_glob_temptable1 | f | id integer, lbl text (1 row) -- A "template" unlogged table should exists SELECT n.nspname, c.relname FROM pg_class c JOIN pg_namespace n ON (c.relnamespace=n.oid) WHERE relname = 't_glob_temptable1'; nspname | relname -------------+------------------- pgtt_schema | t_glob_temptable1 (1 row) BEGIN; -- With the first insert some value in the temporary table INSERT INTO t_glob_temptable1 VALUES (1, 'One'); -- Look if we have two tables now SELECT regexp_replace(n.nspname, '\d+', 'x', 'g'), c.relname FROM pg_class c JOIN pg_namespace n ON (c.relnamespace=n.oid) WHERE relname = 't_glob_temptable1'; regexp_replace | relname ----------------+------------------- pgtt_schema | t_glob_temptable1 pg_temp_x | t_glob_temptable1 (2 rows) -- Verify the registering of the temporary table SELECT nspname, relname, preserved, code FROM pgtt_schema.pg_global_temp_tables; nspname | relname | preserved | code -------------+-------------------+-----------+---------------------- pgtt_schema | t_glob_temptable1 | f | id integer, lbl text (1 row) -- Second insert failure INSERT INTO t_glob_temptable1 VALUES (2, two); ERROR: column "two" does not exist LINE 1: INSERT INTO t_glob_temptable1 VALUES (2, two); ^ ROLLBACK; -- Look if we have two tables now SELECT regexp_replace(n.nspname, '\d+', 'x', 'g'), c.relname FROM pg_class c JOIN pg_namespace n ON (c.relnamespace=n.oid) WHERE relname = 't_glob_temptable1'; regexp_replace | relname ----------------+------------------- pgtt_schema | t_glob_temptable1 (1 row) -- Insert a new row BEGIN; -- With the first insert some value in the temporary table -- Should not return an error that table doesn't exists INSERT INTO t_glob_temptable1 VALUES (2, 'Two'); -- Look if we have two tables now SELECT regexp_replace(n.nspname, '\d+', 'x', 'g'), c.relname FROM pg_class c JOIN pg_namespace n ON (c.relnamespace=n.oid) WHERE relname = 't_glob_temptable1'; regexp_replace | relname ----------------+------------------- pgtt_schema | t_glob_temptable1 pg_temp_x | t_glob_temptable1 (2 rows) -- Verify the insert SELECT * FROM t_glob_temptable1; id | lbl ----+----- 2 | Two (1 row) COMMIT; -- Reconnect and drop the GTT \c - - LOAD 'pgtt'; SHOW search_path; search_path -------------------- public,pgtt_schema (1 row) DROP TABLE t_glob_temptable1; -- Look at Global Temporary Table definition SELECT nspname, relname, preserved, code FROM pgtt_schema.pg_global_temp_tables; -- should be empty nspname | relname | preserved | code ---------+---------+-----------+------ (0 rows) -- The "template" unlogged table should not exists anymore SELECT n.nspname, c.relname FROM pg_class c JOIN pg_namespace n ON (c.relnamespace=n.oid) WHERE relname = 't_glob_temptable1'; nspname | relname ---------+--------- (0 rows)