Hadoop Beginner's Guide

Time for action – importing data from a raw query

Let's see an example of an import where a raw SQL statement is used to select the data to be imported.

1. Delete any existing output directory:

   $ hadoop fs –rmr employees
   

2. Drop any existing Hive employee table:

   $ hive -e 'drop table employees'
   

3. Import data using an explicit query:

   sqoop import --connect jdbc:mysql://10.0.0.100/hadooptest 
   --username hadoopuser -P
   --target-dir employees  
   --query 'select first_name, dept, salary, 
   timestamp(start_date) as start_date from employees where $CONDITIONS' 
   --hive-import --hive-table employees 
   --map-column-hive start_date=timestamp -m 1
   

4. Examine the created table:

   $ hive -e "describe employees"
   

   You will receive the following response:

   OK
   first_name  string