[SPARK-21295] Confusing error message for missing references

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.3.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.3.0
• Component/s: SQL
• Assignee: Xiao Li
• Reporter: Xiao Li
• Created: 04/Jul/17 00:36
• Updated: 05/Jul/17 02:40
• Resolved: 05/Jul/17 02:40

Description

It is strange to see the following error message. Actually, the column is from different tables.

`cannot resolve '`right.a`' given input columns: [a, c, d];`

Issue Links

• links to: [Github] Pull Request #18520 (gatorsmile)