-- test table create table test_table (id int, query string, name string); describe extended test_table; alter table test_table set serde 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.columnar.ColumnarSerDe'; describe extended test_table; alter table test_table set serdeproperties ('field.delim' = ','); describe extended test_table; drop table test_table; --- test partitioned table create table test_table (id int, query string, name string) partitioned by (dt string); alter table test_table add partition (dt = '2011'); describe extended test_table partition (dt='2011'); alter table test_table set serde 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.columnar.ColumnarSerDe'; describe extended test_table partition (dt='2011'); alter table test_table set serdeproperties ('field.delim' = ','); describe extended test_table partition (dt='2011'); -- test partitions alter table test_table partition(dt='2011') set serde 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.columnar.ColumnarSerDe'; describe extended test_table partition (dt='2011'); alter table test_table partition(dt='2011') set serdeproperties ('field.delim' = ','); describe extended test_table partition (dt='2011'); drop table test_table