-- start with the original nestedcomplex test create table nestedcomplex ( simple_int int, max_nested_array array>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>, max_nested_map array>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>, max_nested_struct array>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>, simple_string string) ROW FORMAT SERDE 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.lazy.LazySimpleSerDe' WITH SERDEPROPERTIES ( 'hive.serialization.extend.nesting.levels'='true', 'line.delim'='\n' ) ; describe nestedcomplex; describe extended nestedcomplex; load data local inpath '../../data/files/nested_complex.txt' overwrite into table nestedcomplex; -- and load the table into Parquet CREATE TABLE parquet_nested_complex STORED AS PARQUET AS SELECT * FROM nestedcomplex; SELECT * FROM parquet_nested_complex SORT BY simple_int; DROP TABLE nestedcomplex; DROP TABLE parquet_nested_complex;