Unity Catalog is missing column in Catalog Explorer
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01-25-2024 02:13 PM - edited 01-25-2024 02:14 PM
I have just altered one of my tables and added a column.
As you can see this new column is of type Struct.
When I look at the table's DDL via a SHOW CREATE TABLE or DESCRIBE TABLE I can see the newly added column.
However, when I look at the table in Catalog Explorer in Unity Catalog the new column is not showing.
If I try to run the ADD COLUMN command again I get an error that the column exists.
I have tried running a REPAIR TABLE tpch.customer SYNC METADATA and that has not helped.
Does anyone know what might be going on and how to resolve this?
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02-01-2024 07:58 AM
Weird behavior as I tried to reproduce this into my environment on a delta external table as well as on a managed table. And I'm not able to reproduce what you encountered.
Which DBR version are you using ? I used the latest DBR 14.3 LTS to make my tests. What is the file format used (is it delta ?)
In the meantime, I suggest to raise a ticket to our support as there will be a second investigation track opened.
HTH.
Laurent
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11-19-2024 12:29 AM
Hi, did you solve this issue? I encountered the exact same problem as well.
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01-22-2025 09:09 AM - edited 01-22-2025 09:12 AM
I have the same issue anyone find a fix? I use DBR 14.3. The external table hosted on hive metastore has no issue while the UC version doesn't. Note: The issue doesn't happen for every table in the catalog
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01-28-2025 01:05 AM
Can you share the steps for reproducing this issue? If it is reproducible, I can investigate.

