ition
     is itself a partitioned table, then each of its partitions will be
     recursively checked in the same way as the table being attached, as
     mentioned above.
    </p><p>
     As explained above, it is possible to create indexes on partitioned tables
     so that they are applied automatically to the entire hierarchy.
     This is very
     convenient, as not only will the existing partitions become indexed, but
     also any partitions that are created in the future will.  One limitation is
 