Create Partition — PUT ddl/database/:db/table/:table/partition/:partition
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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