CREATE ACCESS METHOD
An SQL command for defining an access method
CREATE ACCESS METHOD is a DDL command for defining an access method.
CREATE ACCESS METHOD was added in PostgreSQL 9.6.
Available access methods
As of PostgreSQL 12, both table and index access methods are supported.
In PostgreSQL 11 and earlier, only the index access method was available.
Notes
There is no ALTER ACCESS METHOD command.
Tthe "heptree" index access method noted in the documentation is fictitious.
Change history
- PostgreSQL 9.6
- added (commit 473b9328)
CREATE ACCESS METHOD has not been modified since it was added in PostgreSQL 9.6.
References
- PostgreSQL documentation: CREATE ACCESS METHOD