[jira] [Commented] (KUDU-1480) alter table: Allow for non-destructive modification of columns

["Grant Henke (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Grant Henke commented on KUDU-1480:
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It is possible to change the column default along with some other column attributes. However, it's still not possible to make a column nullable or widen the data type. 

> alter table: Allow for non-destructive modification of columns
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: KUDU-1480
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KUDU-1480
>             Project: Kudu
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>          Components: tablet
>    Affects Versions: 0.9.0
>            Reporter: Mike Percy
>            Priority: Major
>
> Kudu doesn't currently allow for modifying a column, except for its name.
> We should be able to support additional modifications:
> * Widen a data type (int32 -> int64)
> * Make a column nullable
> * Change a column default



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