[KUDU-3306] String column types in range partitions lead to issues while copying tables

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.17.0
• Component/s: CLI, partition
• Assignee: YifanZhang
• Reporter: Bankim Bhavsar
• Created: 22/Jul/21 21:31
• Updated: 12/Aug/22 05:37
• Resolved: 12/Aug/22 05:37

Description

Range partitions with string column types leads to issues while creating destination table.

create TABLE test3 (
created_time STRING PRIMARY KEY
)
PARTITION BY RANGE (created_time) 
(
PARTITION VALUE = "2020-01-01",
PARTITION VALUE = "2021-01-01"
)
STORED as kudu;


# kudu table describe master-1 impala::default.test3
TABLE impala::default.test3 (
    created_time STRING NOT NULL,
    PRIMARY KEY (created_time)
)
RANGE (created_time) (
    PARTITION "2020-01-01" <= VALUES < "2020-01-01\000",
    PARTITION "2021-01-01" <= VALUES < "2021-01-01\000"
)
OWNER root
REPLICAS 3


# kudu table copy master-1 impala::default.test3 master-1 -dst_table=kudu_test4 -write_type=""
Invalid argument: Error creating table kudu_test4 on the master: overlapping range partitions: first range partition: "\000��\004\000\000\000\00001" <= VALUES < "2021-01-01\000", second range partition: "\000��\004\000\000\000\00001" <= VALUES < "2021-01-01\000"