QiangCai created CARBONDATA-3347:
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Summary: support SORT_COLUMNS modification
Key: CARBONDATA-3347
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CARBONDATA-3347
Project: CarbonData
Issue Type: New Feature
Components: spark-integration
Reporter: QiangCai
Attachments: sort_columns modification.pdf
*Background*
Now SORT_COLUMNS can’t be modified after the table is created. If we want to
modify SORT_COLUMNS on this table, we need to create a new table and migrate
data. If the data is huge, the migration will take a long time and even impact
the user business.
SORT_SCOPE in table properties can be modified now. And we can specify new
SORT_SCOPE during data loading. Carbon index file will mark whether this
segment is sorted or not. So the different segments maybe have different
SORT_SCOPE.
*Mo**tivation*
After the table is created, the user can adjust SORT_SCOPE/SORT_COLUMNS
according to their business. History segments will still use old
SORT_SCOPE/SORT_COLUMNS, but the user also can resort old segments one by one
if need.
But we still suggest the user give a proper SORT_SCOPE/SORT_COLUMNS when they
create the table because the modification will take many resources to resort
data of old segments.
please check design doc for more detail.
[^sort_columns modification.pdf]
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