PostgreSQL - Using a Subquery to Update Multiple Column Values

Question

I need to be able to update multiple columns on a table using the result of a subquery. A simple example will look like below -

UPDATE table1
SET (col1, col2) =         


        

Answer 1

I needed to do multiple inserts on a table taking the data from two tables without common columns between them and ignoring records already present.

The following sql was tested on Postgresql 11, althought it should work fine on v9+:

WITH permission_info AS (
    SELECT id
    FROM permission
    WHERE permission."key" LIKE 'prefix_for_admin_%'
), role_info AS (
    SELECT id 
    FROM role
    WHERE role."name" = 'Admin'
)
INSERT INTO role_permission_table
(
    role_id,
    permission_id
)
    SELECT role_info.id, permission_info.id FROM role_info, permission_info

ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING
;