[HIVE-19004] How to specify/create primary key in HIVE 2.6 Version

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.1.0
• Component/s: Beeline
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Anusha Pillala
• Due: 21/Mar/18
• Created: 21/Mar/18 00:07
• Updated: 21/Mar/18 00:07

Description

Hello,

I Am using Apache Hive 2.1.0 version. I am trying to create a simple table with 2 columns and trying to set the first column as primary key. But it is throwing error.

 0: jdbc:hive2://10.230.245.94:10000/s3_data> ALTER TABLE VENDOR ADD CONSTRAINT VENDOR_PK PRIMARY KEY (VENDOR_ID);
Error: Error while compiling statement: FAILED: ParseException line 1:19 cannot recognize input near 'ADD' 'CONSTRAINT' 'VENDOR_PK' in alter table statement (state=42000,code=40000)

I read that primary key concept has been added from 2.1 version , but then when I try to create in beeline it's not recognizing the keyword "PRIMARY KEY".

Please help!