v.22.7New Feature
Support ALTER for Hive tables
Why it matters
This feature enables users to modify the schema ofHive tables directly within ClickHouse using the ALTER statement. It solves the problem of lack of schema management capabilities for Hive tables and improves usability by allowing seamless schema changes without migrating data.How to use it
Users can performALTER statements on Hive tables as they would on other ClickHouse tables. Simply use the ALTER TABLE syntax targeting a Hive table, for example:ALTER TABLE hive_table_name
MODIFY COLUMN column_name String