ALTER_RULE - change the definition of a rule

ALTERRULE is a PostgreSQL language extension, as is the entire query rewrite system.

ALTERRULE changes properties of an existing rule. Currently, the only available action is to change the rule's name. To use ALTERRULE, you must own the table or view that the rule applies to.

To rename an existing rule: ALTER RULE notify_all ON emp RENAME TO notify_me;

ALTER_RULE - change the definition of a rule

name The name of an existing rule to alter. table_name The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that the rule applies to. new_name The new name for the rule.

CREATE RULE (CREATE_RULE(7)), DROP RULE (DROP_RULE(7)) PostgreSQL 17.5 2025 ALTERRULE(7)

ALTER RULE name ON table_name RENAME TO new_name