Create Tables and Import Data

Beginner

15 min.

SAP HANA dynamic tiering, SAP HANA, Tutorial, Beginner, SAP Web IDE

Create in-memory column store and dynamic tiering tables. Import data into both types of tables.

You will learn

How to create HANA in-memory column store and dynamic tiering extended store tables.
How to load data into the in-memory and extended tables.

Prerequisites

Tutorials: Create Extended Storage
Files: Download the Data Files zip and decompress it to get the individual data files. These “CSV” data files contains the data for their respective tables and is needed for the import procedure. Copy all the data files into the “/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/” directory on your HANA dynamic tiering host (“<SID>” is your system’s System Id). This directory also assumes that you are using instance “00”. The actual directory format is: “/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB<instance_number>/<workspace_name>/TPCH_DATA” and the typical workspace name is “default”.

Step 1

This tutorial is a continuation of previous tutorials. It assumes you have created a TPCH user with the correct permissions, and logged into the database using this user. On Web IDE, right click the database (should be labeled <Tenant>@Host(TPCH)), and select Open SQL Console. You can also use the shortcut Ctrl + Alt + C.

Copy and paste the script below into the SQL console, and execute the script using the green play button. This script will create the in-memory column store tables.

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CREATE COLUMN TABLE "TPCH"."CUSTOMER_CS" (
   C_CUSTKEY            integer                        not null,
   C_NAME               varchar(25)                    not null,
   C_ADDRESS            varchar(40)                    not null,
   C_NATIONKEY          integer                        not null,
   C_PHONE              char(15)                       not null,
   C_ACCTBAL            decimal(15,2)                  not null,
   C_MKTSEGMENT         char(10)                       not null,
   C_COMMENT            varchar(117)                   not null,
   primary key (C_CUSTKEY)
);

CREATE COLUMN TABLE "TPCH"."LINEITEM_CS" (
    L_ORDERKEY           integer                        not null,
    L_PARTKEY            integer                        not null,
    L_SUPPKEY            integer                        not null,
    L_LINENUMBER         integer                        not null,
    L_QUANTITY           decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    L_EXTENDEDPRICE      decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    L_DISCOUNT           decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    L_TAX                decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    L_RETURNFLAG         char                           not null,
    L_LINESTATUS         char                           not null,
    L_SHIPDATE           date                           not null,
    L_COMMITDATE         date                           not null,
    L_RECEIPTDATE        date                           not null,
    L_SHIPINSTRUCT       char(25)                       not null,
    L_SHIPMODE           char(10)                       not null,
    L_COMMENT            varchar(44)                    not null,
    primary key (L_ORDERKEY, L_LINENUMBER)
);

CREATE COLUMN TABLE "TPCH"."NATION_CS" (
    N_NATIONKEY          integer                        not null,
    N_NAME               char(25)                       not null,
    N_REGIONKEY          integer                        not null,
    N_COMMENT            varchar(152)                   not null,
    primary key (N_NATIONKEY)
);

CREATE COLUMN TABLE "TPCH"."ORDERS_CS" (
    O_ORDERKEY           integer                        not null,
    O_CUSTKEY            integer                        not null,
    O_ORDERSTATUS        char                           not null,
    O_TOTALPRICE         decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    O_ORDERDATE          date                           not null,
    O_ORDERPRIORITY      char(15)                       not null,
    O_CLERK              char(15)                       not null,
    O_SHIPPRIORITY       integer                        not null,
    O_COMMENT            varchar(79)                    not null,
    primary key (O_ORDERKEY)
);

CREATE COLUMN TABLE "TPCH"."PART_CS" (
    P_PARTKEY            integer                        not null,
    P_NAME               varchar(55)                    not null,
    P_MFGR               char(25)                       not null,
    P_BRAND              char(10)                       not null,
    P_TYPE               varchar(25)                    not null,
    P_SIZE               integer                        not null,
    P_CONTAINER          char(10)                       not null,
    P_RETAILPRICE        decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    P_COMMENT            varchar(23)                    not null,
    primary key (P_PARTKEY)
);

CREATE COLUMN TABLE "TPCH"."PARTSUPP_CS" (
    PS_PARTKEY           integer                        not null,
    PS_SUPPKEY           integer                        not null,
    PS_AVAILQTY          integer                        not null,
    PS_SUPPLYCOST        decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    PS_COMMENT           varchar(199)                   not null,
    primary key (PS_PARTKEY, PS_SUPPKEY)
);

CREATE COLUMN TABLE "TPCH"."REGION_CS" (
    R_REGIONKEY          integer                        not null,
    R_NAME               char(25)                       not null,
    R_COMMENT            varchar(152)                   not null,
    primary key (R_REGIONKEY)
);

CREATE COLUMN TABLE "TPCH"."SUPPLIER_CS" (
    S_SUPPKEY            integer                        not null,
    S_NAME               char(25)                       not null,
    S_ADDRESS            varchar(40)                    not null,
    S_NATIONKEY          integer                        not null,
    S_PHONE              char(15)                       not null,
    S_ACCTBAL            decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    S_COMMENT            varchar(101)                   not null,
    primary key (S_SUPPKEY)
);

ALTER TABLE "TPCH"."CUSTOMER_CS"
  ADD CONSTRAINT FK_CUSTOMER_REFERENCE_NATION_CS FOREIGN KEY(C_NATIONKEY)
      REFERENCES "TPCH"."NATION_CS" (N_NATIONKEY)
      ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE RESTRICT;

ALTER TABLE "TPCH"."LINEITEM_CS"
    ADD CONSTRAINT FK_LINEITEM_REFERENCE_ORDERS_CS FOREIGN KEY(L_ORDERKEY)
      REFERENCES "TPCH"."ORDERS_CS" (O_ORDERKEY)
      ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE RESTRICT;

ALTER TABLE "TPCH"."LINEITEM_CS"
    ADD CONSTRAINT FK_LINEITEM_REFERENCE_PART_CS FOREIGN KEY(L_PARTKEY)
      REFERENCES "TPCH"."PART_CS" (P_PARTKEY)
      ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE RESTRICT;

ALTER TABLE "TPCH"."LINEITEM_CS"
    ADD CONSTRAINT FK_LINEITEM_REFERENCE_SUPPLIER_CS FOREIGN KEY  (L_SUPPKEY)
      REFERENCES "TPCH"."SUPPLIER_CS" (S_SUPPKEY)
      ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE RESTRICT;

ALTER TABLE "TPCH"."NATION_CS"
    ADD CONSTRAINT FK_NATION_REFERENCE_REGION_CS FOREIGN KEY (N_REGIONKEY)
    REFERENCES "TPCH"."REGION_CS" (R_REGIONKEY)
    ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE RESTRICT;

ALTER TABLE "TPCH"."ORDERS_CS"
    ADD CONSTRAINT FK_ORDERS_REFERENCE_CUSTOMER_CS FOREIGN KEY  (O_CUSTKEY)
      REFERENCES "TPCH"."CUSTOMER_CS" (C_CUSTKEY)
      ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE RESTRICT;

ALTER TABLE "TPCH"."PARTSUPP_CS"
    ADD CONSTRAINT FK_PARTSUPP_REFERENCE_PART_CS FOREIGN KEY  (PS_PARTKEY)
      REFERENCES "TPCH"."PART_CS" (P_PARTKEY)
      ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE RESTRICT;

ALTER TABLE "TPCH"."PARTSUPP_CS"
    ADD CONSTRAINT FK_PARTSUPP_REFERENCE_SUPPLIER_CS FOREIGN KEY  (PS_SUPPKEY)
      REFERENCES "TPCH"."SUPPLIER_CS" (S_SUPPKEY)
      ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE RESTRICT;

ALTER TABLE "TPCH"."SUPPLIER_CS"
    ADD CONSTRAINT FK_SUPPLIER_REFERENCE_NATION_CS FOREIGN KEY  (S_NATIONKEY)
      REFERENCES "TPCH"."NATION_CS" (N_NATIONKEY)
      ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE RESTRICT;

Verify that everything executed successfully without error.

Now replace the code in the SQL console with the script below, and execute the script using the Run button. This will create the dynamic tiering tables. Again, verify that everything executed successfully without error.

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CREATE TABLE "TPCH"."CUSTOMER_DT" (
    C_CUSTKEY            integer                        not null,
    C_NAME               varchar(25)                    not null,
    C_ADDRESS            varchar(40)                    not null,
    C_NATIONKEY          integer                        not null,
    C_PHONE              char(15)                       not null,
    C_ACCTBAL            decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    C_MKTSEGMENT         char(10)                       not null,
    C_COMMENT            varchar(117)                   not null,
    primary key (C_CUSTKEY)
) USING EXTENDED STORAGE;

CREATE TABLE "TPCH"."LINEITEM_DT" (
    L_ORDERKEY           integer                        not null,
    L_PARTKEY            integer                        not null,
    L_SUPPKEY            integer                        not null,
    L_LINENUMBER         integer                        not null,
    L_QUANTITY           decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    L_EXTENDEDPRICE      decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    L_DISCOUNT           decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    L_TAX                decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    L_RETURNFLAG         char                           not null,
    L_LINESTATUS         char                           not null,
    L_SHIPDATE           date                           not null,
    L_COMMITDATE         date                           not null,
    L_RECEIPTDATE        date                           not null,
    L_SHIPINSTRUCT       char(25)                       not null,
    L_SHIPMODE           char(10)                       not null,
    L_COMMENT            varchar(44)                    not null,
    primary key (L_ORDERKEY, L_LINENUMBER)
) USING EXTENDED STORAGE;

CREATE TABLE "TPCH"."NATION_DT" (
    N_NATIONKEY          integer                        not null,
    N_NAME               char(25)                       not null,
    N_REGIONKEY          integer                        not null,
    N_COMMENT            varchar(152)                   not null,
    primary key (N_NATIONKEY)
) USING EXTENDED STORAGE;

CREATE TABLE "TPCH"."ORDERS_DT" (
    O_ORDERKEY           integer                        not null,
    O_CUSTKEY            integer                        not null,
    O_ORDERSTATUS        char                           not null,
    O_TOTALPRICE         decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    O_ORDERDATE          date                           not null,
    O_ORDERPRIORITY      char(15)                       not null,
    O_CLERK              char(15)                       not null,
    O_SHIPPRIORITY       integer                        not null,
    O_COMMENT            varchar(79)                    not null,
    primary key (O_ORDERKEY)
) USING EXTENDED STORAGE;

CREATE TABLE "TPCH"."PART_DT" (
    P_PARTKEY            integer                        not null,
    P_NAME               varchar(55)                    not null,
    P_MFGR               char(25)                       not null,
    P_BRAND              char(10)                       not null,
    P_TYPE               varchar(25)                    not null,
    P_SIZE               integer                        not null,
    P_CONTAINER          char(10)                       not null,
    P_RETAILPRICE        decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    P_COMMENT            varchar(23)                    not null,
    primary key (P_PARTKEY)
) USING EXTENDED STORAGE;

CREATE TABLE "TPCH"."PARTSUPP_DT" (
    PS_PARTKEY           integer                        not null,
    PS_SUPPKEY           integer                        not null,
    PS_AVAILQTY          integer                        not null,
    PS_SUPPLYCOST        decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    PS_COMMENT           varchar(199)                   not null,
    primary key (PS_PARTKEY, PS_SUPPKEY)
) USING EXTENDED STORAGE;

CREATE TABLE "TPCH"."REGION_DT" (
    R_REGIONKEY          integer                        not null,
    R_NAME               char(25)                       not null,
    R_COMMENT            varchar(152)                   not null,
    primary key (R_REGIONKEY)
) USING EXTENDED STORAGE;

CREATE TABLE "TPCH"."SUPPLIER_DT" (
    S_SUPPKEY            integer                        not null,
    S_NAME               char(25)                       not null,
    S_ADDRESS            varchar(40)                    not null,
    S_NATIONKEY          integer                        not null,
    S_PHONE              char(15)                       not null,
    S_ACCTBAL            decimal(15,2)                  not null,
    S_COMMENT            varchar(101)                   not null,
    primary key (S_SUPPKEY)
) USING EXTENDED STORAGE;

In the Database Explorer tab, expand to Catalog > TPCH > Tables. Right-click on Tables and click Show Tables.

You should see the tables we created in the new window. The dynamic tiering tables (suffix “DT”) are of type “EXTENDED” under the Table Type column.

How do you create a dynamic tiering (extended) table?:

Add a "_DT" suffix to the table name
Add a "_EXTENDED" suffix to the table name
Add "USING DT STORAGE" at the end of the table declaration
Add "USING EXTENDED STORAGE" at the end of the table declaration

Step 2
The key syntax difference when creating a dynamic tiering table is the addition of the USING EXTENDED STORAGE clause to the CREATE TABLE statement as seen in the picture below. You may also notice that it did not explicitly state that the dynamic tiering tables should be COLUMN tables. All dynamic tiering tables are stored as columnar tables, so the use of CREATE COLUMN TABLE vs CREATE TABLE is optional.
Step 3
One of the prerequisites of this tutorial is that you have copied the data files onto your SAP HANA system.
Before proceeding, please download the Data Files zip and decompress it to get the individual data files. These CSV data files contains the data for their respective tables and is needed for the import procedure. Copy all the data files into the “/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/” directory on your HANA dynamic tiering host. <SID> is your system’s System ID. This directory also assumes that you are using instance “00”. The actual directory format is: “/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB<instance_number>/<workspace_name>/TPCH_DATA” and the typical workspace name is “default”.

Step 4

On Web IDE, right click the database (should be labeled <Tenant>@Host(TPCH)), and select Open SQL Console. You can also use the shortcut Ctrl + Alt + C.

Copy and paste the script below into the SQL console. Replace “<SID>” with your System Id and execute the script using the green play button. This script will import data from the “CSV” files into the in-memory tables. Verify everything executed successfully.

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IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/Region.csv'
INTO TPCH.REGION_CS;

IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/Nation.csv'
INTO TPCH.NATION_CS;

IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/Supplier.csv'
INTO TPCH.SUPPLIER_CS
  WITH THREADS 4 BATCH 10000;

IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/Customer.csv'
INTO TPCH.CUSTOMER_CS
  WITH THREADS 4 BATCH 10000;

IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/Orders.csv'
INTO TPCH.ORDERS_CS
  WITH THREADS 8 BATCH 10000;

IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/Part.csv'
INTO TPCH.PART_CS
  WITH THREADS 4 BATCH 10000;

IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/LineItem.csv'
INTO TPCH.LINEITEM_CS
  WITH THREADS 8 BATCH 10000;

IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/PartSupp.csv'
INTO TPCH.PARTSUPP_CS
  WITH THREADS 4 BATCH 10000;

Delete the code in the SQL Console. Then copy and paste the script below into the SQL console. Replace “<SID>” with your System Id. Then press the play button to import data from the “CSV” files in to the extended tables. Verify everything executed successfully.

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IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/Region.csv'
INTO TPCH.REGION_DT;

IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/Nation.csv'
INTO TPCH.NATION_DT;

IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/Supplier.csv'
INTO TPCH.SUPPLIER_DT;

IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/Customer.csv'
 INTO TPCH.CUSTOMER_DT;

IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/Orders.csv'
INTO TPCH.ORDERS_DT;

IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/Part.csv'
INTO TPCH.PART_DT;

IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/LineItem.csv'
INTO TPCH.LINEITEM_DT;

IMPORT FROM CSV FILE '/hana/shared/<SID>/HDB00/work/TPCH_DATA/PartSupp.csv'
 INTO TPCH.PARTSUPP_DT;

In the Database Explorer tab, expand to Catalog > TPCH and click on Tables.
Right click any of the tables that appear below, and select Open Data.
You should be able to see that the table is not empty and that the table has been successfully imported. Repeat the check for all tables in the Tables folder.

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Download data files and copy to HANA directory
Import data into tables

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How do you create a dynamic tiering (extended) table?:

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