==== ---- QUERY # Inserting into parquet table works. insert into $DATABASE.parquet_date_tbl values ('2011-05-06'), ('9999-12-31'), ('0001-01-01'); ---- RESULTS : 3 ==== ---- QUERY # Querying parquet table written by Parquet-MR and Impala works. select * from $DATABASE.parquet_date_tbl; ---- RESULTS 1970-02-12 1970-04-11 1972-09-27 2011-05-06 9999-12-31 0001-01-01 ---- TYPES DATE ==== ---- QUERY # Querying avro table is supported. select * from $DATABASE.avro_date_tbl; ---- RESULTS 1970-01-01 1970-01-02 1224-05-19 8543-11-21 ---- TYPES DATE ==== ---- QUERY # Querying ORC table is supported. select * from $DATABASE.orc_date_tbl; ---- TYPES DATE ---- RESULTS 1970-06-12 2008-11-21 9999-12-31 NULL ==== ---- QUERY # Inserting text partitions to $DATABASE.date_tbl is OK. insert into $DATABASE.date_tbl partition (date_part) select date_col, date_part from functional.date_tbl; ---- RESULTS date_part=0001-01-01/: 7 date_part=1399-06-27/: 3 date_part=2017-11-27/: 10 date_part=9999-12-31/: 2 ==== ---- QUERY # Inserting into parquet partition is supported. insert into $DATABASE.date_tbl partition(date_part='1899-12-31') select date_col from functional_parquet.date_tbl where date_part = '1399-06-27'; ---- RESULTS date_part=1899-12-31/: 3 ==== ---- QUERY # Adding ORC partition works even though Impala cannot write ORC format. # Querying all the partitions also works. alter table $DATABASE.date_tbl add partition (date_part='2099-12-31') location '$NAMENODE/test-warehouse/$DATABASE.db/orc_date_tbl'; alter table $DATABASE.date_tbl partition (date_part='2099-12-31') set fileformat orc; select date_part, date_col from $DATABASE.date_tbl; ---- RESULTS 0001-01-01,0001-01-01 0001-01-01,0001-12-31 0001-01-01,0002-01-01 0001-01-01,1399-12-31 0001-01-01,2017-11-28 0001-01-01,9999-12-31 0001-01-01,NULL 1399-06-27,2017-11-28 1399-06-27,NULL 1399-06-27,2018-12-31 2017-11-27,0001-06-21 2017-11-27,0001-06-22 2017-11-27,0001-06-23 2017-11-27,0001-06-24 2017-11-27,0001-06-25 2017-11-27,0001-06-26 2017-11-27,0001-06-27 2017-11-27,0001-06-28 2017-11-27,0001-06-29 2017-11-27,2017-11-28 9999-12-31,9999-12-01 9999-12-31,9999-12-31 1899-12-31,1970-02-12 1899-12-31,1970-04-11 1899-12-31,1972-09-27 1899-12-31,2011-05-06 1899-12-31,9999-12-31 1899-12-31,0001-01-01 1899-12-31,2017-11-28 1899-12-31,NULL 1899-12-31,2018-12-31 1999-12-31,1970-01-01 1999-12-31,1970-01-02 1999-12-31,1224-05-19 1999-12-31,8543-11-21 2099-12-31,1970-06-12 2099-12-31,2008-11-21 2099-12-31,9999-12-31 2099-12-31,NULL ---- TYPES DATE,DATE ====