create table int_string partitioned by (b string) row format serde "org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.thrift.ThriftDeserializer" with serdeproperties ( "serialization.class"="org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.thrift.test.IntString", "serialization.format"="org.apache.thrift.protocol.TBinaryProtocol"); describe int_string; alter table int_string add partition (b='part1'); describe int_string partition (b='part1');