[KUDU-1938] Support for VARCHAR type

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.12.0
• Component/s: client, tablet
• Labels: limitations roadmap-candidate
• Assignee: Attila Bukor
• Reporter: Farzana Kader
• Created: 14/Mar/17 17:36
• Updated: 10/Nov/21 18:04
• Resolved: 13/Dec/19 22:58

Description

VARCHAR is currently not supported by Kudu. This is functionality that currently exists in Impala. Some client applications convert STRING to 32K bytes which causes performance issues so they need the VARCHAR support in order to integrate well with Kudu.

Issue Links

• blocks: IMPALA-5092 Support for VARCHAR for Kudu tables