Using this functionality, you can create a Glue table from a table or a structure that exists on external storage (e.g. Hive on Hadoop, AWS Redshift or SAP HANA Native).
Glue table will be in this case only a pointer to the external table.
After a Glue table is created, you can use it for all available features: Data Browser, Data extractions, and InfoProviders.
Procedure
- Go to Glue Data Dictionary
- Press Create Glue table from an external table icon
- Specify the following popup fields:
- Glue Table – the name for newly created Glue Table
- Description – description of new Glue Table
- External table – the name of the existing External table from which Glue Table will be created
- Storage ID – defines storage where the external table exists
- Package – the package where new Glue Table will be created
4. Proceed
5. New Glue table is created.
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