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In groupByExpression
columns are specified by name, not by position number. However in Hive 0.11.0 and later, columns can be specified by position if when configured as follows:
- For Hive 0.11.0 through 2.1.x, set hive.groupby.orderby.position.alias to true (the default is false).
- For Hive 2.2.0 and later, set hive.groupby.position.alias
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- to true (the default is false).
Simple Examples
In order to count the number of rows in a table:
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