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Xuefu Zhang updated HIVE-6056: ------------------------------ Description: While creating an external table if I do not add a partition, I am able to read files using following format: {code} CREATE external TABLE event ROW FORMAT SERDE 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.avro.AvroSerDe' STORED AS INPUTFORMAT 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.avro.AvroContainerInputFormat' OUTPUTFORMAT 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.avro.AvroContainerOutputFormat' LOCATION 's3n://test-event/input/2013/14/10' TBLPROPERTIES ('avro.schema.literal' = '..some schema..'); {code} but if I add a partition based on date {code} CREATE external TABLE event PARTITIONED BY (ds STRING) ROW FORMAT SERDE 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.avro.AvroSerDe' STORED AS INPUTFORMAT 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.avro.AvroContainerInputFormat' OUTPUTFORMAT 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.avro.AvroContainerOutputFormat' LOCATION 's3n://test-event/input/' TBLPROPERTIES ('avro.schema.literal' = '..some schema..'); ALTER TABLE event ADD IF NOT EXISTS PARTITION (ds = '2013_12_16') LOCATION '2013/12/16/'; {code} I get the following exception: {code} java.io.IOException:org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.avro.BadSchemaException {code} was: While creating an external table if I do not add a partition, I am able to read files using following format: CREATE external TABLE event ROW FORMAT SERDE 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.avro.AvroSerDe' STORED AS INPUTFORMAT 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.avro.AvroContainerInputFormat' OUTPUTFORMAT 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.avro.AvroContainerOutputFormat' LOCATION 's3n://test-event/input/2013/14/10' TBLPROPERTIES ('avro.schema.literal' = '..some schema..'); but if I add a partition based on date CREATE external TABLE event PARTITIONED BY (ds STRING) ROW FORMAT SERDE 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.avro.AvroSerDe' STORED AS INPUTFORMAT 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.avro.AvroContainerInputFormat' OUTPUTFORMAT 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.avro.AvroContainerOutputFormat' LOCATION 's3n://test-event/input/' TBLPROPERTIES ('avro.schema.literal' = '..some schema..'); ALTER TABLE event ADD IF NOT EXISTS PARTITION (ds = '2013_12_16') LOCATION '2013/12/16/'; I get the following exception: java.io.IOException:org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.avro.BadSchemaException > The AvroSerDe gives out BadSchemaException if a partition is added to the > table > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HIVE-6056 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-6056 > Project: Hive > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Database/Schema > Affects Versions: 0.11.0 > Environment: amazon EMR (hadoop Amazon 1.0.3), avro-1.7.5 > Reporter: Rushil Gupta > > While creating an external table if I do not add a partition, I am able to > read files using following format: > {code} > CREATE external TABLE event > ROW FORMAT SERDE 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.avro.AvroSerDe' > STORED AS INPUTFORMAT > 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.avro.AvroContainerInputFormat' > OUTPUTFORMAT 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.avro.AvroContainerOutputFormat' > LOCATION 's3n://test-event/input/2013/14/10' > TBLPROPERTIES ('avro.schema.literal' = '..some schema..'); > {code} > but if I add a partition based on date > {code} > CREATE external TABLE event > PARTITIONED BY (ds STRING) > ROW FORMAT SERDE 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.avro.AvroSerDe' > STORED AS INPUTFORMAT > 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.avro.AvroContainerInputFormat' > OUTPUTFORMAT 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.avro.AvroContainerOutputFormat' > LOCATION 's3n://test-event/input/' > TBLPROPERTIES ('avro.schema.literal' = '..some schema..'); > ALTER TABLE event ADD IF NOT EXISTS PARTITION (ds = '2013_12_16') LOCATION > '2013/12/16/'; > {code} > I get the following exception: > {code} > java.io.IOException:org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.avro.BadSchemaException > {code} -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.1.4#6159)