Hi everyone, I would like to start a vote on FLIP-578: In-place Table to Materialized Table conversion.
The FLIP proposes a new conversion path that lets users turn an existing regular CatalogTable into a CatalogMaterializedTable in place via `CREATE OR ALTER MATERIALIZED TABLE`, gated behind an explicit, operator-only configuration option (default off). It preserves identity and storage, avoids the new-name-and-cutover workaround, and folds query evolution into the existing ALTER MT path covered by FLIP-492 and FLIP-557. FLIP: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-578%3A+In-place+Table+to+Materialized+Table+conversion Discussion thread: https://lists.apache.org/thread/4qt89030x5fxm69yzjf93h91j428cqxo The vote will be open for at least 72 hours unless there is an objection or insufficient votes. Thanks, Ramin
