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> >> My question is whether postgres can index null values, and if not, do I

> >> My question is whether postgres can index null values, and if not, do I
> >> have to accept a full table scan when locating records.
> >
> > It indexes them, but "is null" is not an indexable operator, so you
> > can't directly solve the above with a 3-column index. What you can do
> > instead is use a partial index, for instance
> >
> > create index i on CUSTOMER.WCCustOrderStatusLog (WCOrderStatusID)
> > where Acknowledged is null and Processing is null;
>
> That's a very nifty trick and exactly the sort of answer I was after!

Add CREATE INDEX doc mention of using partial indexes for IS NULL
indexing; idea from Tom.

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