Synopsis#

SET SESSION name = expression
SET SESSION catalog.name = expression

Description#

Set a session property value or a catalog session property.

Connectors can provide session properties. They are set separately for each catalog by prefixing them with the catalog name. There is no sharing of properties across catalogs, even if the catalogs use the same connector.

Examples#

The following example sets a system session property to enable optimized hash generation:

SET SESSION optimize_hash_generation = true;

An example of the usage of catalog session properties is the Accumulo connector, which supports a property named optimize_locality_enabled. If your Accumulo catalog is named data, you would use the following to set the catalog session property:

SET SESSION data.optimize_locality_enabled = false;

This catalog session property does not apply to any other catalog, even if it also uses the Accumulo connector.

See Also#

RESET SESSION, SHOW SESSION