iv class="sect3" id="DDL-PARTITIONING-INHERITANCE-MAINTENANCE"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">5.11.3.2. Maintenance for Inheritance Partitioning <a href="#DDL-PARTITIONING-INHERITANCE-MAINTENANCE" class="id_link">#</a></h4></div></div></div><p>
      To remove old data quickly, simply drop the child table that is no longer
      necessary:
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DROP TABLE measurement_y2006m02;
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     To remove the child table from the inheritance hierarch