-- Create new notification_history table and primary key. CREATE TABLE notification_history_pivot AS SELECT * FROM notification_history WHERE 1=2; ALTER TABLE notification_history_pivot ADD PRIMARY KEY (id); create trigger to update temp_notification_history when update to notification_history create foreign key constraints in notification_history_pivot insert data into temp_notification_history in batches create remaining indices -- Run basic sanity checks on data in notification_history_pivot, ensuring same number of entries present in notification_history and notification_history_pivot rename table notification_history to notification_history_old rename table notification_history_pivot to notification_history; -- Run sanity checks on data in notification_history_pivot -- 1. Ensure same number of entries in notification_history and notification_history_pivot -- If not then reconcile entries and add remaining entries to notification_history -- When sure data in new notification_history table are ok: drop table notification_history;