Append

Visits its child plans and combines their rows.

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Core node tag: T_Append
Structured EXPLAIN Node Type: Append
Inputs: Multiple child plans
Output: Combined tuples
Executor initializer: ExecInitAppend
Memory mechanism: unclassified
evidence kind: source and documentation
explain names: Append
explain prefixes: Parallel, Async
node tag: T_Append
parallel callbacks: ExecAppendEstimate, ExecAppendInitializeDSM, ExecAppendInitializeWorker, ExecAppendReInitializeDSM
partial modes: Unknown
runtime verified: false
strategies: Unknown

Definition PG 18

Visits its child plans and combines their rows.

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Text-format label	Structured node identity
Append	Append

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source inventory

{"executor":"src/backend/executor/execProcnode.c","explain":"src/backend/commands/explain.c","implementation":"src/backend/executor/nodeAppend.c"}

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center · PostgreSQL 18 · 555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f

Text language: en · 555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f