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Lenni Kuff commented on HIVE-12721:
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[~jbeard] - Curious if the following would work for you:
{code}
SELECT reflect("java.util.UUID", "randomUUID")
{code}
I do see the value of a first-class UUID built-in though, as reflect() may be
restricted in some deployments due to security requirements.
> Add UUID built in function
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>
> Key: HIVE-12721
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-12721
> Project: Hive
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: UDF
> Reporter: Jeremy Beard
> Assignee: Jeremy Beard
> Attachments: HIVE-12721.patch
>
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> A UUID function would be very useful for ETL jobs that need to generate
> surrogate keys.
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