Apache Hive : WebHCat Reference PutProperty

Set Property — PUT ddl/database/:db/table/:table/property/:property

• Set Property — PUT ddl/database/:db/table/:table/property/:property
  • Description
  • URL
  • Parameters
  • Results
  • Example
    • Curl Command
    • JSON Output

Description

Add a single property on an HCatalog table. This will also reset an existing property.

URL

http://www.myserver.com/templeton/v1/ddl/database/:db/table/:table/property/:property

Parameters

Name	Description	Required?	Default
:db	The database name	Required	None
:table	The table name	Required	None
:property	The property name	Required	None
group	The user group to use	Optional	None
permissions	The permissions string to use	Optional	None
value	The property value	Required	None

The standard parameters are also supported.

Results

Name	Description
database	The database name
table	The table name
property	The property name

Example

Curl Command

% curl -s -X PUT -HContent-type:application/json -d '{ "value": "apples" }' \
  'http://localhost:50111/templeton/v1/ddl/database/default/table/test_table/property/fruit?user.name=ctdean'

JSON Output

{
 "property": "fruit",
 "table": "test_table",
 "database": "default"
}

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