Create Table

Creates a new table. If a new table is being created, the type of the table is given by input parameter type_id, which must be the ID of a currently registered type (i.e. one created via Create Type).

A table may optionally be designated to use a replicated distribution scheme, or be assigned: foreign keys to other tables, a partitioning scheme, and/or a tier strategy.

Input Parameter Description

Name Type Description
table_name string Name of the table to be created, in [schema_name.]table_name format, using standard name resolution rules and meeting table naming criteria. Error for requests with existing table of the same name and type ID may be suppressed by using the no_error_if_exists option.
type_id string ID of a currently registered type. All objects added to the newly created table will be of this type.
options map of string to strings

Optional parameters. The default value is an empty map ( {} ).

Supported Parameters (keys) Parameter Description
no_error_if_exists

If true, prevents an error from occurring if the table already exists and is of the given type. If a table with the same ID but a different type exists, it is still an error. The default value is false. The supported values are:

  • true
  • false
create_temp_table

If true, a unique temporary table name will be generated in the sys_temp schema and used in place of input parameter table_name. If is_result_table is true, then this is always allowed even if the caller does not have permission to create tables. The generated name is returned in qualified_table_name. The default value is false. The supported values are:

  • true
  • false
collection_name [DEPRECATED--please specify the containing schema as part of input parameter table_name and use Create Schema to create the schema if non-existent] Name of a schema which is to contain the newly created table. If the schema is non-existent, it will be automatically created.
is_collection

[DEPRECATED--please use Create Schema to create a schema instead] Indicates whether to create a schema instead of a table. The default value is false. The supported values are:

  • true
  • false
disallow_homogeneous_tables

No longer supported; value will be ignored. The default value is false. The supported values are:

  • true
  • false
is_replicated

Affects the distribution scheme for the table's data. If true and the given type has no explicit shard key defined, the table will be replicated. If false, the table will be sharded according to the shard key specified in the given input parameter type_id, or randomly sharded, if no shard key is specified. Note that a type containing a shard key cannot be used to create a replicated table. The default value is false. The supported values are:

  • true
  • false
foreign_keys Semicolon-separated list of foreign keys, of the format '(source_column_name [, ...]) references target_table_name(primary_key_column_name [, ...]) [as foreign_key_name]'.
foreign_shard_key Foreign shard key of the format 'source_column references shard_by_column from target_table(primary_key_column)'.
partition_type

Partitioning scheme to use.

Supported Values Description
RANGE Use range partitioning.
INTERVAL Use interval partitioning.
LIST Use list partitioning.
HASH Use hash partitioning.
SERIES Use series partitioning.
partition_keys Comma-separated list of partition keys, which are the columns or column expressions by which records will be assigned to partitions defined by partition_definitions.
partition_definitions Comma-separated list of partition definitions, whose format depends on the choice of partition_type. See range partitioning, interval partitioning, list partitioning, hash partitioning, or series partitioning for example formats.
is_automatic_partition

If true, a new partition will be created for values which don't fall into an existing partition. Currently only supported for list partitions. The default value is false. The supported values are:

  • true
  • false
ttl Sets the TTL of the table specified in input parameter table_name.
chunk_size Indicates the number of records per chunk to be used for this table.
is_result_table

Indicates whether the table is a memory-only table. A result table cannot contain columns with store_only or text_search data-handling or that are non-charN strings, and it will not be retained if the server is restarted. The default value is false. The supported values are:

  • true
  • false
strategy_definition The tier strategy for the table and its columns.

Output Parameter Description

Name Type Description
table_name string Value of input parameter table_name.
type_id string Value of input parameter type_id.
is_collection boolean [DEPRECATED--this will always return false] Indicates if the created entity is a schema.
info map of string to strings

Additional information. The default value is an empty map ( {} ).

Possible Parameters (keys) Parameter Description
qualified_table_name The fully qualified name of the new table (i.e. including the schema)