RussellSpitzer commented on code in PR #18526: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/18526#discussion_r4364652250
########## format/spec.md: ########## @@ -1071,6 +1077,23 @@ Inheriting sequence numbers through the metadata tree allows writing a new manif Inheritance does not apply to v1, which does not have inherited fields like sequence number. When reading v1 manifests with no sequence number column, sequence numbers for all files must default to 0. +##### Commit Timestamp Inheritance + +In v4 and later, the `snapshot_timestamp` tracking field records the commit time (the snapshot's `timestamp-ms` converted to microseconds) of the snapshot that added or last modified a file's data, and is used to assign `_last_updated_time` for [row lineage](#row-lineage). Review Comment: Dropping the parenthetical and "commit-time" ```suggestion In v4 and later, the `snapshot_timestamp` tracking field records the `timestamp-ms` of the snapshot that added or last modified a file's data, converted to microseconds. It is used to assign `_last_updated_time` for [row lineage](#row-lineage). ``` -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
