DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test.alter_attach; CREATE TABLE test.alter_attach (x UInt64, p UInt8) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple() PARTITION BY p; INSERT INTO test.alter_attach VALUES (1, 1), (2, 1), (3, 1); ALTER TABLE test.alter_attach DETACH PARTITION 1; ALTER TABLE test.alter_attach ADD COLUMN s String; INSERT INTO test.alter_attach VALUES (4, 2, 'Hello'), (5, 2, 'World'); ALTER TABLE test.alter_attach ATTACH PARTITION 1; SELECT * FROM test.alter_attach ORDER BY x; ALTER TABLE test.alter_attach DETACH PARTITION 2; ALTER TABLE test.alter_attach DROP COLUMN s; INSERT INTO test.alter_attach VALUES (6, 3), (7, 3); ALTER TABLE test.alter_attach ATTACH PARTITION 2; SELECT * FROM test.alter_attach ORDER BY x; DROP TABLE test.alter_attach;