massdosage commented on a change in pull request #2394:
URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/2394#discussion_r604782225
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File path: site/docs/hive.md
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@@ -121,3 +121,11 @@ Columns from the Hive SQL `SELECT` clause are projected
down to the Iceberg read
#### Hive Query Engines
Both the Map Reduce and Tez query execution engines are supported.
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+#### Hive Multi-table inserts
+It is possible to issue inserts targeting multiple Hive tables backed by
Iceberg. The users should be aware that the commits are atomic only on table
level, and the commit is not atomic on query level. The commits to Iceberg
tables happen 1-by-1, and if one of the commit fails the other writes will not
be rolled back. Example:
Review comment:
```suggestion
It is possible to issue inserts targeting multiple Hive tables backed by
Iceberg. Users should be aware that the commits are atomic only at the _table_
level and not at the _query_ level. The commits to Iceberg tables happen
1-by-1, and if one of the commits fails the other writes will not be rolled
back. Example:
```
(or go with @RussellSpitzer's rewording above)
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