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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logical-replication.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logical-replication.sgml index 3f2f674a1a9..f657d1d06e0 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logical-replication.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/logical-replication.sgml @@ -232,10 +232,15 @@ </para> <para> - Columns of a table are also matched by name. A different order of columns - in the target table is allowed, but the column types have to match. The - target table can have additional columns not provided by the published - table. Those will be filled with their default values. + Columns of a table are also matched by name. The order of columns in the + subscriber table does not need to match that of the publisher. The data + types of the columns do not need to match, as long as the text + representation of the data can be converted to the target type. For + example, you can replicate from a column of type <type>integer</type> to a + column of type <type>bigint</type>. The target table can also have + additional columns not provided by the published table. Any such columns + will be filled with the default value as specified in the definition of the + target table. </para> <sect2 id="logical-replication-subscription-slot"> |