PREHOOK: query: DROP VIEW xxx4 PREHOOK: type: DROPVIEW POSTHOOK: query: DROP VIEW xxx4 POSTHOOK: type: DROPVIEW PREHOOK: query: CREATE VIEW xxx4 PARTITIONED ON (value) AS SELECT * FROM src PREHOOK: type: CREATEVIEW PREHOOK: Output: file:/tmp/salbiz/hive_2011-08-01_16-12-55_273_3019518550411272365/-mr-10000 POSTHOOK: query: CREATE VIEW xxx4 PARTITIONED ON (value) AS SELECT * FROM src POSTHOOK: type: CREATEVIEW POSTHOOK: Output: default@xxx4 POSTHOOK: Output: file:/tmp/salbiz/hive_2011-08-01_16-12-55_273_3019518550411272365/-mr-10000 PREHOOK: query: -- should fail: need to use ALTER VIEW, not ALTER TABLE ALTER TABLE xxx4 ADD PARTITION (value='val_86') PREHOOK: type: ALTERTABLE_ADDPARTS PREHOOK: Input: default@src PREHOOK: Input: default@xxx4 FAILED: Error in metadata: Cannot alter a view with ALTER TABLE FAILED: Execution Error, return code 1 from org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.DDLTask