drop table ctas_char_1; drop table ctas_char_2; drop view ctas_char_3; create table ctas_char_1 (key char(10), value string); insert overwrite table ctas_char_1 select key, value from src sort by key, value limit 5; -- create table as with char column create table ctas_char_2 as select key, value from ctas_char_1; -- view with char column create view ctas_char_3 as select key, value from ctas_char_2; select key, value from ctas_char_1; select * from ctas_char_2; select * from ctas_char_3; drop table ctas_char_1; drop table ctas_char_2; drop view ctas_char_3;