Apache Hive : WebHCat Reference PutPartition
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Apache Hive : WebHCat Reference PutPartition
Description
Create a partition in an HCatalog table.
URL
http://www.myserver.com/templeton/v1/ddl/database/:db/table/:table/partition/:partition
Parameters
| Name | Description | Required? | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| :db | The database name | Required | None |
| :table | The table name | Required | None |
| :partition | The partition name, col_name=‘value’ list. Be careful to properly encode the quote for http, for example, country=%27algeria%27. | Required | None |
| group | The user group to use | Optional | None |
| permissions | The permissions string to use | Optional | None |
| location | The location for partition creation | Required | None |
| ifNotExists | If true, return an error if the partition already exists. | Optional | False |
The standard parameters are also supported.
Results
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| partition | The partition name |
| table | The table name |
| database | The database name |
Example
Curl Command
% curl -s -X PUT -HContent-type:application/json -d '{"location": "loc_a"}' \
'http://localhost:50111/templeton/v1/ddl/database/default/table/test_table/partition/country=%27algeria%27?user.name=ctdean'
JSON Output
{
"partition": "country='algeria'",
"table": "test_table",
"database": "default"
}
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