[HIVE-20303] INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE db.table PARTITION () if not exists . will error as Table not found db (state=42000,code=40000)

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.2.0
• Component/s: CLI
• Assignee: Unassigned Assign to me
• Reporter: xhmz
• Created: 03/Aug/18 07:36
• Updated: 03/Aug/18 07:36

Description

if i use INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE   db.table PARTITION ()  if not exists select xx, it wii error

as 

Error: Error while compiling statement: FAILED: SemanticException org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.InvalidTableException: Table not found db (state=42000,code=40000)

 

but   INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE   db.table PARTITION ()  select,  do not use [if not exists], it is ok