GENERATE

Applies to: check marked yes Databricks SQL check marked yes Databricks Runtime

Generates the given mode (specified as a string) in a Delta table.

Syntax 

GENERATE mode FOR TABLE table_name

Parameters

  • mode symlink_format_manifest: Generate manifest files for a Delta table. These manifest files can be used for reading Delta tables from Presto and Athena.

  • table_name

    Identifies an existing Delta table. The name must not include a temporal specification.

See Generate a manifest file for details.