pg_dbms_errlog

pg_dbms_errlog

pg_dbms_errlog : Emulate DBMS_ERRLOG Oracle module to log DML errors in a dedicated table.

Overview

ID Extension Package Version Category License Language
9270
pg_dbms_errlog
pg_dbms_errlog
2.2
SIM
ISC
C
Attribute Has Binary Has Library Need Load Has DDL Relocatable Trusted
--sLd--
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
no
no
Relationships
Schemas dbms_errlog
See Also
pg_dbms_metadata
pg_dbms_lock
pg_dbms_job

Packages

Type Repo Version PG Major Compatibility Package Pattern Dependencies
EXT
PGDG
2.2
18
17
16
15
14
pg_dbms_errlog -
RPM
PGDG
2.2
18
17
16
15
14
pg_dbms_errlog_$v -
Linux / PG PG18 PG17 PG16 PG15 PG14
el8.x86_64
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
el8.aarch64
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
el9.x86_64
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
el9.aarch64
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
el10.x86_64
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
el10.aarch64
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
PGDG 2.2
d12.x86_64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
d12.aarch64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
d13.x86_64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
d13.aarch64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
u22.x86_64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
u22.aarch64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
u24.x86_64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
u24.aarch64
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
MISS
Package Version OS ORG SIZE File URL
pg_dbms_errlog_18 2.2 el8.x86_64 pgdg 32.0 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_18-2.2-1PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_18 2.2 el8.aarch64 pgdg 31.3 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_18-2.2-1PGDG.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_18 2.2 el9.x86_64 pgdg 32.0 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_18-2.2-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_18 2.2 el9.aarch64 pgdg 31.6 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_18-2.2-1PGDG.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_18 2.2 el10.x86_64 pgdg 32.6 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_18-2.2-1PGDG.rhel10.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_18 2.2 el10.aarch64 pgdg 32.2 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_18-2.2-1PGDG.rhel10.aarch64.rpm
Package Version OS ORG SIZE File URL
pg_dbms_errlog_17 2.2 el8.x86_64 pgdg 32.0 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_17-2.2-1PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_17 2.2 el8.aarch64 pgdg 31.3 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_17-2.2-1PGDG.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_17 2.2 el9.x86_64 pgdg 32.0 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_17-2.2-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_17 2.2 el9.aarch64 pgdg 31.6 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_17-2.2-1PGDG.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_17 2.2 el10.x86_64 pgdg 32.6 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_17-2.2-1PGDG.rhel10.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_17 2.2 el10.aarch64 pgdg 32.3 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_17-2.2-1PGDG.rhel10.aarch64.rpm
Package Version OS ORG SIZE File URL
pg_dbms_errlog_16 2.2 el8.x86_64 pgdg 32.0 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_16-2.2-1PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_16 2.2 el8.aarch64 pgdg 31.3 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_16-2.2-1PGDG.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_16 2.2 el9.x86_64 pgdg 32.0 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_16-2.2-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_16 2.2 el9.aarch64 pgdg 31.6 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_16-2.2-1PGDG.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_16 2.2 el10.x86_64 pgdg 32.6 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_16-2.2-1PGDG.rhel10.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_16 2.2 el10.aarch64 pgdg 32.2 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_16-2.2-1PGDG.rhel10.aarch64.rpm
Package Version OS ORG SIZE File URL
pg_dbms_errlog_15 2.2 el8.x86_64 pgdg 32.6 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_15-2.2-1PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_15 2.2 el8.aarch64 pgdg 31.8 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_15-2.2-1PGDG.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_15 2.2 el9.x86_64 pgdg 33.1 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_15-2.2-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_15 2.2 el9.aarch64 pgdg 32.7 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_15-2.2-1PGDG.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_15 2.2 el10.x86_64 pgdg 33.5 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_15-2.2-1PGDG.rhel10.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_15 2.2 el10.aarch64 pgdg 33.2 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_15-2.2-1PGDG.rhel10.aarch64.rpm
Package Version OS ORG SIZE File URL
pg_dbms_errlog_14 2.2 el8.x86_64 pgdg 32.5 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_14-2.2-1PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_14 2.2 el8.aarch64 pgdg 31.8 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_14-2.2-1PGDG.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_14 2.2 el9.x86_64 pgdg 33.1 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_14-2.2-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_14 2.2 el9.aarch64 pgdg 32.6 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_14-2.2-1PGDG.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_14 2.2 el10.x86_64 pgdg 33.4 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_14-2.2-1PGDG.rhel10.x86_64.rpm
pg_dbms_errlog_14 2.2 el10.aarch64 pgdg 33.1 KiB pg_dbms_errlog_14-2.2-1PGDG.rhel10.aarch64.rpm

Source

Install

Make sure PGDG repo available:

pig repo add pgdg -u    # add pgdg repo and update cache

Install this extension with pig:

pig install pg_dbms_errlog;		# install via package name, for the active PG version

pig install pg_dbms_errlog -v 18;   # install for PG 18
pig install pg_dbms_errlog -v 17;   # install for PG 17
pig install pg_dbms_errlog -v 16;   # install for PG 16
pig install pg_dbms_errlog -v 15;   # install for PG 15
pig install pg_dbms_errlog -v 14;   # install for PG 14

Config this extension to shared_preload_libraries:

shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_dbms_errlog';

Create this extension with:

CREATE EXTENSION pg_dbms_errlog;

Usage

pg_dbms_errlog: Emulate DBMS_ERRLOG Oracle module to log DML errors in a dedicated table

Enables DML operations to continue after encountering errors by logging failures to an error table, rather than aborting the transaction.

Enabling

Add to shared_preload_libraries in postgresql.conf:

shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_dbms_errlog'
CREATE EXTENSION pg_dbms_errlog;
LOAD 'pg_dbms_errlog';

Create Error Log Table

BEGIN;
CALL dbms_errlog.create_error_log('employees');
END;
-- Creates table "ERR$_employees" with error logging columns

-- With custom name and schema:
BEGIN;
CALL dbms_errlog.create_error_log('hr.employees', '"ERRORS"."ERR$_EMPTABLE"');
END;

Configuration

SET pg_dbms_errlog.enabled TO true;       -- enable error logging
SET pg_dbms_errlog.query_tag TO 'daily_load';  -- tag for identifying statements
SET pg_dbms_errlog.reject_limit TO 10;    -- max errors before rollback (-1=unlimited)
SET pg_dbms_errlog.synchronous TO 'transaction'; -- 'transaction', 'query', or 'off'
SET pg_dbms_errlog.no_client_error TO true;      -- suppress client error messages

Usage with pg_statement_rollback

LOAD 'pg_dbms_errlog';
LOAD 'pg_statement_rollback';

CREATE TABLE hr.raises (emp_id integer, sal integer CHECK(sal > 8000));

BEGIN;
CALL dbms_errlog.create_error_log('hr.raises');
END;

SET pg_dbms_errlog.query_tag TO 'daily_load';
SET pg_dbms_errlog.reject_limit TO 10;
SET pg_dbms_errlog.enabled TO true;

BEGIN;
SET pg_statement_rollback.enabled TO on;
INSERT INTO hr.raises VALUES (145, 15400);  -- Success
INSERT INTO hr.raises VALUES (161, 7700);   -- Failure (logged)
ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT "PgSLRAutoSvpt";
INSERT INTO hr.raises VALUES (175, 9680);   -- Success
COMMIT;

Viewing Error Logs

SELECT * FROM "ERR$_raises";
-- pg_err_number$  | 23514
-- pg_err_mesg$    | new row for relation "raises" violates check constraint
-- pg_err_optyp$   | I
-- pg_err_tag$     | daily_load
-- pg_err_query$   | INSERT INTO hr.raises VALUES (161, 7700);

Flush Queued Errors

SELECT dbms_errlog.publish_queue();
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