[IMPALA-2181] Add a flag for hidden query options

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Impala 1.4.1, Impala 2.2
• Fix Version/s: Impala 2.11.0
• Component/s: Clients
• Labels: ramp-up shell
• Target Version: Product Backlog
• Assignee: Gabor Kaszab
• Reporter: Ippokratis Pandis
• Created: 06/Aug/15 00:39
• Updated: 14/Dec/17 23:50
• Resolved: 28/Nov/17 05:34

Description

We may want to have some query options that are too low level for the normal user. To avoid confusion and increasing the number of options, we can add a flag to our query options that indicates whether each option hidden or not.

Issue Links

• is blocked by: IMPALA-1953 Add query option to allow enable/disable PHJ/PAGG per query
• is depended upon by: IMPALA-5543 Hide "advanced" query options from default list.
• is duplicated by: IMPALA-5543 Hide "advanced" query options from default list.

Sub-Tasks

• Document changes to SET output and new SET ALL syntax: Resolved