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[jira] [Created] (HIVE-11261) DESCRIBE database qualifier does not work when calling DESCRIBE on column or nested columns.

Jenny Kim created HIVE-11261:
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             Summary: DESCRIBE database qualifier does not work when calling DESCRIBE on column or nested columns.
                 Key: HIVE-11261
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-11261
             Project: Hive
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: Parser
            Reporter: Jenny Kim
            Priority: Minor


When running a DESCRIBE on a column or nested column, Hive raises a SemanticException if a database qualifier is included:

hive> DESCRIBE `default`.`merchants`.`products`;
FAILED: SemanticException [Error 10004]: Invalid table alias or column reference default.merchants.products

hive> DESCRIBE `default`.`merchants`.`products`.`$value$`;
FAILED: SemanticException [Error 10001]: Table not found default.merchants.products.$value$




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