SET flatten_nested = 0; DROP TABLE IF EXISTS nested_table; CREATE TABLE nested_table (id UInt64, first Nested(a Int8, b String)) ENGINE = MergeTree() ORDER BY id; SHOW CREATE nested_table; SET flatten_nested = 1; ALTER TABLE nested_table ADD COLUMN second Nested(c Int8, d String) AFTER id; SHOW CREATE nested_table; SET flatten_nested = 0; ALTER TABLE nested_table ADD COLUMN third Nested(e Int8, f String) FIRST; SHOW CREATE nested_table; SET flatten_nested = 1; ALTER TABLE nested_table ADD COLUMN fourth Nested(g Int8, h String); SHOW CREATE nested_table; DROP TABLE nested_table;