set hive.entity.capture.transform=true; create table transform1_t1(a string, b string); EXPLAIN SELECT transform(*) USING 'cat' AS (col array) FROM transform1_t1; SELECT transform(*) USING 'cat' AS (col array) FROM transform1_t1; create table transform1_t2(col array); insert overwrite table transform1_t2 select array(1,2,3) from src tablesample (1 rows); EXPLAIN SELECT transform('0\0021\0022') USING 'cat' AS (col array) FROM transform1_t2; SELECT transform('0\0021\0022') USING 'cat' AS (col array) FROM transform1_t2;