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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml index 5f881a0b74b..512756df4af 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml @@ -837,6 +837,14 @@ FROM generate_series(-3.5, 3.5, 1) as x; <secondary>and serial type</secondary> </indexterm> + <note> + <para> + This section describes a PostgreSQL-specific way to create an + autoincrementing column. Another way is to use the SQL-standard + identity column feature, described at <xref linkend="sql-createtable">. + </para> + </note> + <para> The data types <type>smallserial</type>, <type>serial</type> and <type>bigserial</type> are not true types, but merely |