Columns tab in Data Explorer doesn't reflect schema changes to table

[rahulmadnawat]

Hey team, we've noticed that schema changes to a table after creation aren't reflected in the "Columns" tab in the Data Explorer. For example, we added a column called signal_description to a table but its addition isn't reflected in the UI. Is this a known issue? If we run DESCRIBE TABLE on the table the column appears though.

[Tharun-Kumar · Accepted solution]

@rahulmadnawat 

Is this a Unity Catalog enabled table?

If so, could try running - REPAIR [unity.table] SYNC METADATA

This should refresh the schema on the UC metadata.

[rahulmadnawat]

Yup that worked, thanks @Tharun-Kumar!

[claudius_hini]

@Tharun-Kumar 
Is this behavior the default behavior in case a schema change happens on a table registered in unity catalog?
In that case I would have to run the repair command regularly in order to ensure that the schema displayed is actually the one of the delta table?