[IMPALA-6896] NullPointerException in DESCRIBE FORMATTED on views

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Impala 3.0, Impala 2.12.0
• Fix Version/s: Impala 3.0, Impala 2.12.0
• Component/s: Frontend
• Labels: regression
• Target Version: Impala 3.0, Impala 2.12.0
• Epic Color: ghx-label-8
• Assignee: Fredy Wijaya
• Reporter: Fredy Wijaya
• Created: 20/Apr/18 03:12
• Updated: 23/Apr/18 17:39
• Resolved: 20/Apr/18 15:27

Description

impala-shell -i localhost:21000 (first impalad)
[localhost:21000] default> create view v1 as select * from functional.alltypes;
[localhost:21000] default> alter view v1 as select * from tpch.customer; 

impala-shell.sh -i localhost:21001 (second impalad)
[localhost:21001] default> describe formatted v1;
Query: describe formatted v1
ERROR: NullPointerException: null