Hi Christine. Virtual column meaning a derived column?
can you achieve this by creating a view on Hive table? HTH Dr Mich Talebzadeh LinkedIn * https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAAWh2gBxianrbJd6zP6AcPCCdOABUrV8Pw <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAAWh2gBxianrbJd6zP6AcPCCdOABUrV8Pw>* http://talebzadehmich.wordpress.com *Disclaimer:* Use it at your own risk. Any and all responsibility for any loss, damage or destruction of data or any other property which may arise from relying on this email's technical content is explicitly disclaimed. The author will in no case be liable for any monetary damages arising from such loss, damage or destruction. On Wed, 6 May 2020 at 16:54, Christine Mathiesen <t-cmathie...@hotels.com> wrote: > Hello! > > I'm hoping someone can help me shed some light on how Hive deals with > virtual columns. We are trying to implement some time travel features in a > custom input format we're building and are considering the approach of > adding a virtual column, but I haven't been able to find much information > on Hive's implementation. > > > > Any help or links on how we can add our own virtual column to a Hive table > would be very appreciated! > > Thank you! > > > > *Christine Mathiesen * > > Software Development Intern > > BDP – Hotels.com > > Expedia Group > > >