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Identifies the message as the beginning of a prepared transaction message.

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The LSN of the prepare.

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The end LSN of the prepared transaction.

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Prepare timestamp of the transaction. The value is in number of microseconds since PostgreSQL epoch (2000-01-01).

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Xid of the transaction.

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The user defined GID of the prepared transaction.

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Identifies the message as the beginning of a prepared transaction message.

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The LSN of the prepare.

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The end LSN of the prepared transaction.

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Prepare timestamp of the transaction. The value is in number of microseconds since PostgreSQL epoch (2000-01-01).

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Xid of the transaction.

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The user defined GID of the prepared transaction.

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Identifies the message as the beginning of a prepared transaction message.

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The LSN of the prepare.

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The end LSN of the prepared transaction.

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Prepare timestamp of the transaction. The value is in number of microseconds since PostgreSQL epoch (2000-01-01).

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Xid of the transaction.

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The user defined GID of the prepared transaction.

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Identifies the message as the beginning of a prepared transaction message.

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The LSN of the prepare.

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The end LSN of the prepared transaction.

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Prepare timestamp of the transaction. The value is in number of microseconds since PostgreSQL epoch (2000-01-01).

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Xid of the transaction.

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String
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The user defined GID of the prepared transaction.

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Identifies the message as the beginning of a prepared transaction message.

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The LSN of the prepare.

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The end LSN of the prepared transaction.

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Prepare timestamp of the transaction. The value is in number of microseconds since PostgreSQL epoch (2000-01-01).

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Xid of the transaction.

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The user defined GID of the prepared transaction.

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The LSN of the prepare.

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Prepare timestamp of the transaction. The value is in number of microseconds since PostgreSQL epoch (2000-01-01).

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Xid of the transaction.

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The user defined GID of the prepared transaction.

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Identifies the message as the beginning of a prepared transaction message.

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The LSN of the prepare.

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The end LSN of the prepared transaction.

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Prepare timestamp of the transaction. The value is in number of microseconds since PostgreSQL epoch (2000-01-01).

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Xid of the transaction.

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