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SQL Functionality for the Driver for Apache Hive : Data Definition Language (DDL)
  
Data Definition Language (DDL)
The Driver for Apache Hive supports a broad set of DDL, including (but not limited to) the following:
*CREATE Database and DROP Database
*CREATE Table and DROP Table
*ALTER Table and Alter Partition statements
*CREATE View and Drop View
*CREATE Function and Drop Function
Refer to the Hive Data Definition Language manual for information about using HiveQL.