Updated on 2022-11-18 GMT+08:00

REGISTER INDEX TABLE

Function

This command is used to register an index table with the primary table.

Syntax

REGISTER INDEX TABLE indextable_name ON db_name.maintable_name;

Parameter Description

Table 1 REFRESH INDEX TABLE parameters

Parameter

Description

db_name

Database name. If this parameter is not specified, the current database is selected.

indextable_name

Index table name.

maintable_name

Primary table name.

Precautions

Before running this command, run REFRESH TABLE to register the primary table and secondary index table with the Hive metastore.

Examples

REGISTER INDEX TABLE productNameIndexTable ON productdb.productSalesTable;

System Response

By running this command, the index table will be registered to the primary table.