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Naveen Gangam commented on HIVE-21336: -------------------------------------- {code} SQL> select * from v$nls_parameters where parameter = 'NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS'; PARAMETER ---------------------------------------------------------------- VALUE ---------------------------------------------------------------- NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS BYTE SQL> alter session set NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS=CHAR; Session altered. SQL> select * from v$nls_parameters where parameter = 'NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS'; PARAMETER ---------------------------------------------------------------- VALUE ---------------------------------------------------------------- NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS CHAR SQL> CREATE TABLE COLUMNS_V2 ( CD_ID NUMBER NOT NULL, "COMMENT" VARCHAR2(256) NULL, "COLUMN_NAME" VARCHAR2(128) NOT NULL, TYPE_NAME VARCHAR2(4000) NOT NULL, INTEGER_IDX NUMBER(10) NOT NULL ); ALTER TABLE COLUMNS_V2 ADD CONSTRAINT COLUMNS_V2_PK PRIMARY KEY (CD_ID,"COLUMN_NAME"); SQL> CREATE TABLE PART_COL_STATS ( CS_ID NUMBER NOT NULL, DB_NAME VARCHAR2(128) NOT NULL, TABLE_NAME VARCHAR2(128) NOT NULL, PARTITION_NAME VARCHAR2(767) NOT NULL, COLUMN_NAME VARCHAR2(128) NOT NULL, COLUMN_TYPE VARCHAR2(128) NOT NULL, PART_ID NUMBER NOT NULL, LONG_LOW_VALUE NUMBER, LONG_HIGH_VALUE NUMBER, DOUBLE_LOW_VALUE NUMBER, DOUBLE_HIGH_VALUE NUMBER, BIG_DECIMAL_LOW_VALUE VARCHAR2(4000), BIG_DECIMAL_HIGH_VALUE VARCHAR2(4000), NUM_NULLS NUMBER NOT NULL, NUM_DISTINCTS NUMBER, AVG_COL_LEN NUMBER, MAX_COL_LEN NUMBER, NUM_TRUES NUMBER, NUM_FALSES NUMBER, LAST_ANALYZED NUMBER NOT NULL ); ALTER TABLE PART_COL_STATS ADD CONSTRAINT PART_COL_STATS_PKEY PRIMARY KEY (CS_ID); SQL> CREATE INDEX PART_COL_STATS_N49 ON PART_COL_STATS (PART_ID); Index created. SQL> CREATE INDEX PCS_STATS_IDX ON PART_COL_STATS (DB_NAME,TABLE_NAME,COLUMN_NAME,PARTITION_NAME); Index created. SQL> ALTER TABLE PART_COL_STATS MODIFY (TABLE_NAME VARCHAR2(256)); Table altered. SQL> ALTER TABLE PART_COL_STATS MODIFY (COLUMN_NAME VARCHAR2(767)); ALTER TABLE PART_COL_STATS MODIFY (COLUMN_NAME VARCHAR2(767)) * ERROR at line 1: ORA-01404: ALTER COLUMN will make an index too large SQL> alter session set NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS=BYTE; Session altered. SQL> ALTER TABLE PART_COL_STATS MODIFY (COLUMN_NAME VARCHAR2(767)); Table altered. {code} So it appears the changing the NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS from CHAR to BYTE can be done right before the creation of the index. The tables can be created prior with it set to CHAR. > HMS Index PCS_STATS_IDX too long for Oracle when NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS=char > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HIVE-21336 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-21336 > Project: Hive > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Metastore > Affects Versions: 3.0.0 > Reporter: Naveen Gangam > Assignee: Naveen Gangam > Priority: Major > Attachments: HIVE-21336.patch > > > CREATE INDEX PCS_STATS_IDX ON PAR T_COL_STATS > (DB_NAME,TABLE_NAME,COLUMN_NAME,PARTITION_NAME) > Error: ORA-01450: maximum key length (6398) exceeded (state=72000,code=1450) > Customer tried the same DDL in SQLDevloper, and got the same error. This > could be a result of combination of DB level settings like the db_block_size, > limiting the maximum key length, as per below doc: > http://www.dba-oracle.com/t_ora_01450_maximum_key_length_exceeded.htm > Also {{NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS}} is by default BYTE, but users can set this at > the session level to CHAR, thus reducing the max size of the index length. We > have increased the size of the COLUMN_NAME from 128 to 767 (used to be at > 1000) and TABLE_NAME from 128 to 256. This by setting > {code} > CREATE TABLE PART_COL_STATS ( > CS_ID NUMBER NOT NULL, > DB_NAME VARCHAR2(128) NOT NULL, > TABLE_NAME VARCHAR2(256) NOT NULL, > PARTITION_NAME VARCHAR2(767) NOT NULL, > COLUMN_NAME VARCHAR2(767) NOT NULL, .... > CREATE INDEX PCS_STATS_IDX ON PART_COL_STATS > (DB_NAME,TABLE_NAME,COLUMN_NAME,PARTITION_NAME); > {code} > Reproducer: > {code} > SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.2.0 Production on Wed Feb 27 11:02:16 2019 Copyright > (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle. All rights reserved. > Connected to: Oracle Database 11g Express Edition Release 11.2.0.2.0 - 64bit > Production > SQL> select * from v$nls_parameters where parameter = 'NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS'; > PARAMETER > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > VALUE > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS > BYTE > SQL> alter session set NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS=CHAR; Session altered. > SQL> commit; Commit complete. > SQL> select * from v$nls_parameters where parameter = 'NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS'; > PARAMETER > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > VALUE > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS > CHAR > SQL> CREATE TABLE PART_COL_STATS (CS_ID NUMBER NOT NULL, DB_NAME > VARCHAR2(128) NOT NULL, TABLE_NAME VARCHAR2(256) NOT NULL, PARTITION_NAME > VARCHAR2(767) NOT NULL, COLUMN_NAME VARCHAR2(767) NOT NULL); > Table created. > SQL> CREATE INDEX PCS_STATS_IDX ON PART_COL_STATS > (DB_NAME,TABLE_NAME,COLUMN_NAME,PARTITION_NAME); > CREATE INDEX PCS_STATS_IDX ON PART_COL_STATS > (DB_NAME,TABLE_NAME,COLUMN_NAME,PARTITION_NAME) > * ERROR at line 1: ORA-01450: maximum key length (6398) exceeded > SQL> alter session set NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS=BYTE; > Session altered. > SQL> commit; > Commit complete. > SQL> drop table PART_COL_STATS; > Table dropped. > SQL> commit; > Commit complete. > SQL> CREATE TABLE PART_COL_STATS (CS_ID NUMBER NOT NULL, DB_NAME > VARCHAR2(128) NOT NULL, TABLE_NAME VARCHAR2(256) NOT NULL, PARTITION_NAME > VARCHAR2(767) NOT NULL, COLUMN_NAME VARCHAR2(767) NOT NULL); > Table created. > SQL> CREATE INDEX PCS_STATS_IDX ON PART_COL_STATS > (DB_NAME,TABLE_NAME,COLUMN_NAME,PARTITION_NAME); > Index created. > SQL> commit; > Commit complete. > SQL> > {code} -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005)