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SHOW CREATE TABLE

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

note

To use this command on materialized views or streaming tables, you must use Databricks Runtime version 14.1 or above.

Returns the statement that was used to create a given table or view. The returned statement can be any of the following types:

SHOW CREATE TABLE on a temporary view or non-existent table throws an exception.

Syntax​

SHOW CREATE TABLE { table_name | view_name }

Parameters​

Examples​

SQL
> CREATE TABLE test (c INT) ROW FORMAT DELIMITED FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
    STORED AS TEXTFILE
    TBLPROPERTIES ('prop1' = 'value1', 'prop2' = 'value2');

> SHOW CREATE TABLE test;
                                       createtab_stmt
 ----------------------------------------------------
 CREATE TABLE `default`.`test` (`c` INT)
 USING text
 TBLPROPERTIES (
   'transient_lastDdlTime' = '1586269021',
   'prop1' = 'value1',
   'prop2' = 'value2')

The following example shows SHOW CREATE TABLE for a metric view. The output captures the original definition and any subsequent ALTER VIEW changes, and the view name is returned as a fully qualified three-part name.

SQL
> CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW sample_sales_metrics_v2
    COMMENT 'Sales metrics for product and regional analysis'
    TBLPROPERTIES ('created_by' = 'Evan')
    WITH METRICS
    LANGUAGE YAML
    AS $$
  version: 1.1
  source: sample_sales
  comment: "Sales metrics for product and regional analysis"

  dimensions:
    - name: product_category
      expr: product_category
      comment: "Category of the product sold"
    - name: region
      expr: region
  measures:
    - name: total_sales
      expr: SUM(sales_amount)
      comment: "Sum of all sales amounts"
    - name: total_quantity
      expr: SUM(quantity)
      comment: "Total number of items sold"
  $$;

> ALTER VIEW sample_sales_metrics_v2
    SET TBLPROPERTIES ('purpose' = 'For testing');

> SHOW CREATE TABLE sample_sales_metrics_v2;
                              createtab_stmt
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 CREATE VIEW main.default.sample_sales_metrics_v2 (
   product_category COMMENT 'Category of the product sold',
   region,
   total_sales COMMENT 'Sum of all sales amounts',
   total_quantity COMMENT 'Total number of items sold')
 COMMENT 'Sales metrics for product and regional analysis'
 TBLPROPERTIES (
   'created_by' = 'Evan',
   'purpose' = 'For testing')
 WITH METRICS
 LANGUAGE YAML
 AS
 $$
 version: 1.1

 source: sample_sales

 comment: Sales metrics for product and regional analysis

 dimensions:
   - name: product_category
     expr: product_category
     comment: Category of the product sold
   - name: region
     expr: region

 measures:
   - name: total_sales
     expr: SUM(sales_amount)
     comment: Sum of all sales amounts
   - name: total_quantity
     expr: SUM(quantity)
     comment: Total number of items sold
 $$
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