[HIVE-3456] No apparent way to change table-level COMMENT data

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 0.7.0, 0.7.1, 0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.9.0
• Component/s: Documentation, Metastore
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Ryan Harris
• Created: 12/Sep/12 23:06
• Updated: 26/Sep/12 23:37
• Resolved: 26/Sep/12 23:37

Description

Not sure if this is a documentation issue, or a feature that is lacking from ALTER TABLE...

Setting a COMMENT on a table during initial creation is straightforward.
Changing column names and column comments is also straightforward using ALTER TABLE CHANGE...
However, I have found no way, other than manually editing the metadata to set/change the table-level comment for a table after it has been created.