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AWS AmazonRDS documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2025-03-10 · Documentation low

File: AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/babelfish-partition.md

Summary

Revised partitioning limitations documentation by removing 'not yet supported' phrasing and adding collation-related limitations

Security assessment

Changes clarify existing feature limitations and syntax support without indicating any security vulnerabilities or introducing security-related content

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/babelfish-partition.md
index c7f45ec2c..b55eceb84 100644
--- a/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/babelfish-partition.md
+++ b/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/babelfish-partition.md
@@ -69 +69 @@ The following system views are added to provide metadata related to partitioning
-The following limitations apply to partitioning in Babelfish:
+The following SQL Server partitioning capabilities aren't yet supported by Babelfish:
@@ -71 +71 @@ The following limitations apply to partitioning in Babelfish:
-  * `ALTER PARTITION FUNCTION` and `ALTER PARTITION SCHEME` aren't yet supported.
+  * `ALTER PARTITION FUNCTION` and `ALTER PARTITION SCHEME`.
@@ -75 +75 @@ The following limitations apply to partitioning in Babelfish:
-Since split or merge operations aren't yet supported in Babelfish, all partitions must be pre-defined in the partition functions beforehand, as adding or removing partitions isn't possible.
+Babelfish doesn't support split and merge operations. Define all partitions in the partition functions during creation because you can't add or remove partitions later.
@@ -77 +77 @@ Since split or merge operations aren't yet supported in Babelfish, all partition
-  * Computed column isn't yet supported as partitioning column.
+  * Computed columns as partitioning columns.
@@ -79 +79 @@ Since split or merge operations aren't yet supported in Babelfish, all partition
-  * `INSERT BULK` and `BCP` utility isn't yet supported for partitioned tables.
+  * `INSERT BULK` and `BCP` utility for partitioned tables.
@@ -81 +81 @@ Since split or merge operations aren't yet supported in Babelfish, all partition
-  * The `LEFT` boundary option for partition functions isn't yet supported.
+  * `LEFT` boundary option for partition functions.
@@ -83 +83 @@ Since split or merge operations aren't yet supported in Babelfish, all partition
-  * The `SQL_VARIANT` data type isn't yet supported for partition functions.
+  * `SQL_VARIANT` data type for partition functions.
@@ -85 +85 @@ Since split or merge operations aren't yet supported in Babelfish, all partition
-  * `TRUNCATE TABLE ... WITH PARTITION` isn't yet supported.
+  * `TRUNCATE TABLE ... WITH PARTITION`.
@@ -87 +87 @@ Since split or merge operations aren't yet supported in Babelfish, all partition
-  * `ALTER TABLE ... SWITCH PARTITION` isn't yet supported.
+  * `ALTER TABLE ... SWITCH PARTITION`.
@@ -89 +89 @@ Since split or merge operations aren't yet supported in Babelfish, all partition
-  * Un-aligned partitioned indexes such as partition scheme and partition column that differs from the partitioned table aren't supported.
+  * Un-aligned partitioned indexes such as partition scheme and partition column that differs from the partitioned table.
@@ -93 +93,5 @@ Since split or merge operations aren't yet supported in Babelfish, all partition
-  * The following syntax aren't yet supported but has a workaround: 
+  * Usage of collation in the partition function.
+
+  * Using a partitioning column with a collation other than the default database collation.
+
+  * Babelfish doesn't support these syntax options but provides workarounds: