How to read data from a Hive table, transform it, and write it to a Hive table within the workflow of a PDI job.
Prerequisites
In order follow along with this how-to guide you will need the following:
- MapR
- Pentaho Data Integration
- Hive
Sample Files
The source data for this guide will reside in a Hive table called weblogs. If you have previously completed the Loading Data into MapR Hive guide, then you can skip to Create a Database Connection to Hive. If not, then you will need the following datafile and perform the Create a Hive Table] instructions before proceeding.
The sample data file needed for the Create a Hive Table instructions is:
File Name |
Content |
Tab-delimited, parsed weblog data |
NOTE: If you have previously completed the Using Pentaho MapReduce to Parse Weblog Data in MapR guide, then the necessary files will already be in the proper location.
This file should be placed in the /weblogs/parse directory of the CLDB using the following commands.
hadoop fs -mkdir /weblogs hadoop fs -mkdir /weblogs/parse hadoop fs -put weblogs_parse.txt /weblogs/parse/part-00000
Step-By-Step Instructions
Setup
Start MapR if it is not already running.
Start Hive Server if it is not already running.