[HIVE-22009] CTLV with user specified location is not honoured

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.1.1, 4.0.0
• Assignee: Naresh P R
• Reporter: Naresh P R
• Created: 18/Jul/19 16:44
• Updated: 24/Jul/19 15:45
• Resolved: 24/Jul/19 15:45

Description

Steps to repro :

 

CREATE TABLE emp_table (id int, name string, salary int);
insert into emp_table values(1,'aaaaa',20000);
CREATE VIEW emp_view AS SELECT * FROM emp_table WHERE salary>10000;
CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE emp_ext_table like emp_view LOCATION '/tmp/emp_ext_table';
show create table emp_ext_table;

 

+----------------------------------------------------+
| createtab_stmt |
+----------------------------------------------------+
| CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE `emp_ext_table`( |
| `id` int, |
| `name` string, |
| `salary` int) |
| ROW FORMAT SERDE |
| 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.lazy.LazySimpleSerDe' |
| STORED AS INPUTFORMAT |
| 'org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TextInputFormat' |
| OUTPUTFORMAT |
| 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.HiveIgnoreKeyTextOutputFormat' |
| LOCATION |
| 'hdfs://nn:8020/warehouse/tablespace/external/hive/emp_ext_table' |
| TBLPROPERTIES ( |
| 'bucketing_version'='2', |
| 'transient_lastDdlTime'='1563467962') |
+----------------------------------------------------+

Table Location is not '/tmp/emp_ext_table', instead location is set to default warehouse path.