set hive.map.aggr=false; set hive.groupby.skewindata=true; CREATE TABLE dest1(key INT, value STRING) STORED AS TEXTFILE; EXPLAIN INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE dest1 SELECT src.key, sum(substr(src.value,5)) FROM src GROUP BY src.key; INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE dest1 SELECT src.key, sum(substr(src.value,5)) FROM src GROUP BY src.key; SELECT dest1.* FROM dest1;