Cloudera Impala SQL Query Availability

What query statements could be used in impala?

 

In general, impala shell has the following command available:

 

connect   exit     history  profile  select  shell  unset  values   with

describe  explain  insert   quit     set     show   use    version

alter  create  desc  drop  help  load

 

 

What is available for SQL:

 

select insert drop create describe ALTER (VIEW)

 

 

What is UNavailable for SQL:

 

delete update

 

 

Their detailed usage is in this webpage:

http://www.cloudera.com/content/cloudera-content/cloudera-docs/Impala/1.2.4/Installing-and-Using-Impala/ciiu_langref_sql.html?scroll=describe_unique_1

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