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# ALTER FUNCTION
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Renames a function or changes the owner. Both the function name and data types are required. Only the owner or a superuser can rename a function. Only a superuser can change the owner of a function. 

## Syntax
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```
ALTER FUNCTION function_name ( { [ py_arg_name py_arg_data_type | sql_arg_data_type } [ , ... ] ] )
     RENAME TO new_name
```

```
ALTER FUNCTION function_name ( { [ py_arg_name py_arg_data_type | sql_arg_data_type } [ , ... ] ] )
     OWNER TO { new_owner | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }
```

## Parameters
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 *function\_name*   
The name of the function to be altered. Either specify the name of the function in the current search path, or use the format `schema_name.function_name` to use a specific schema.

*py\_arg\_name py\_arg\_data\_type \| sql\_arg\_data\_type*   
Optional. A list of input argument names and data types for the Python user-defined function, or a list of input argument data types for the SQL user-defined function.

 *new\_name*   
A new name for the user-defined function. 

*new\_owner* \| CURRENT\_USER \| SESSION\_USER  
A new owner for the user-defined function. 

## Examples
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The following example changes the name of a function from `first_quarter_revenue` to `quarterly_revenue`.

```
ALTER FUNCTION first_quarter_revenue(bigint, numeric, int) 
         RENAME TO quarterly_revenue;
```

The following example changes the owner of the `quarterly_revenue` function to `etl_user`.

```
ALTER FUNCTION quarterly_revenue(bigint, numeric) OWNER TO etl_user;
```