DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_nested; CREATE TABLE test_nested ( `id` String, `with_dot.str` String, `with_dot.array` Array(Int32) ) ENGINE = MergeTree() ORDER BY id; INSERT INTO test_nested VALUES('123', 'asd', [1,2]); SELECT * FROM test_nested; ALTER TABLE test_nested ADD COLUMN `with_dot.bool` UInt8; SELECT * FROM test_nested; DROP TABLE test_nested;