[HIVE-3311] Convert runtime exceptions to semantic exceptions for validation of alter table commands

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.9.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.10.0
• Component/s: Query Processor
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Sambavi Muthukrishnan
• Reporter: Sambavi Muthukrishnan
• Due: 29/Jul/12
• Created: 27/Jul/12 22:09
• Updated: 01/Apr/17 21:17
• Resolved: 30/Jul/12 08:45

Description

validateAlterTableType in DDLTask.java does a bunch of checks to ensure that the alter table/view commands are correct (operations match table type, command macthes table type).
This JIRA tracks moving these to semantic exceptions.

Issue Links

• relates to: HIVE-16349 Enable DDL statement for non-native tables