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sqoop incremental import using composite primary key as merge-key

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sqoop incremental import using composite primary key as merge-key

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Currently sqoop incremental does not support composite primary key as per the design,but an alternative would be to concatenate the composite primary key concat(PK1,PK2) as UniqueId while importing and using the UniqueId as --merger-key instead of a single primary key.

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Currently sqoop incremental does not support composite primary key as per the design,but an alternative would be to concatenate the composite primary key concat(PK1,PK2) as UniqueId while importing and using the UniqueId as --merger-key instead of a single primary key.

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Hi @Krishna Srinivas

I am facing the same issue, where in I have to specify the composite primary key in merge-key. But it is giving me the error. Can you please explain me on how can I achieve the above mentioned answer by taking an example. That will help me understand more clearly.

Thanks in Advance !!