THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
Set Property — PUT ddl/database/:db/table/:table/property/:property
Description
Add a single property on an HCatalog table. This will also reset an existing property.
URL
http://www.myserver.com/templeton/v1/ddl/database/:db/table/:table/property/:property
Parameters
Name |
Description |
Required? |
Default |
|---|---|---|---|
:db |
The database name |
Required |
None |
:table |
The table name |
Required |
None |
:property |
The property name |
Required |
None |
group |
The user group to use |
Optional |
None |
permissions |
The permissions string to use |
Optional |
None |
value |
The property value |
Required |
None |
The standard parameters are also supported.
Results
Name |
Description |
|---|---|
database |
The database name |
table |
The table name |
property |
The property name |
Example
Curl Command
% curl -s -X PUT -HContent-type:application/json -d '{ "value": "apples" }' \
'http://localhost:50111/templeton/v1/ddl/database/default/table/test_table/property/fruit?user.name=ctdean'
JSON Output
{
"property": "fruit",
"table": "test_table",
"database": "default"
}
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Old version of this document (HCatalog 0.5.0): PUT ddl/database/:db/table/:table/property/:property