SELECT '===Ordinary case==='; DROP TABLE IF EXISTS clear_column; CREATE TABLE clear_column (d Date, num Int64, str String) ENGINE = MergeTree(d, d, 8192); INSERT INTO clear_column VALUES ('2016-12-12', 1, 'a'), ('2016-11-12', 2, 'b'); SELECT data_uncompressed_bytes FROM system.columns WHERE (database = currentDatabase()) AND (table = 'clear_column') AND (name = 'num'); SELECT num, str FROM clear_column ORDER BY num; ALTER TABLE clear_column CLEAR COLUMN num IN PARTITION '201612'; SELECT num, str FROM clear_column ORDER BY num; SELECT data_uncompressed_bytes FROM system.columns WHERE (database = currentDatabase()) AND (table = 'clear_column') AND (name = 'num'); ALTER TABLE clear_column CLEAR COLUMN num IN PARTITION '201611'; SELECT data_compressed_bytes, data_uncompressed_bytes FROM system.columns WHERE (database = currentDatabase()) AND (table = 'clear_column') AND (name = 'num'); DROP TABLE clear_column; SELECT '===Replicated case==='; SYSTEM STOP MERGES; DROP TABLE IF EXISTS clear_column1; DROP TABLE IF EXISTS clear_column2; CREATE TABLE clear_column1 (d Date, i Int64) ENGINE = ReplicatedMergeTree('/clickhouse/test/tables/clear_column', '1', d, d, 8192); CREATE TABLE clear_column2 (d Date, i Int64) ENGINE = ReplicatedMergeTree('/clickhouse/test/tables/clear_column', '2', d, d, 8192); INSERT INTO clear_column1 (d) VALUES ('2000-01-01'), ('2000-02-01'); SYSTEM SYNC REPLICA clear_column2; SET replication_alter_partitions_sync=2; ALTER TABLE clear_column1 ADD COLUMN s String; ALTER TABLE clear_column1 CLEAR COLUMN s IN PARTITION '200001'; INSERT INTO clear_column1 VALUES ('2000-01-01', 1, 'a'), ('2000-02-01', 2, 'b'); INSERT INTO clear_column1 VALUES ('2000-01-01', 3, 'c'), ('2000-02-01', 4, 'd'); SYSTEM SYNC REPLICA clear_column2; SELECT 'all'; SELECT * FROM clear_column2 ORDER BY d, i, s; SELECT 'w/o i 1'; ALTER TABLE clear_column1 CLEAR COLUMN i IN PARTITION '200001'; SELECT * FROM clear_column2 ORDER BY d, i, s; SELECT 'w/o is 1'; ALTER TABLE clear_column1 CLEAR COLUMN s IN PARTITION '200001'; SELECT * FROM clear_column2 ORDER BY d, i, s; SELECT 'w/o is 12'; ALTER TABLE clear_column1 CLEAR COLUMN i IN PARTITION '200002'; ALTER TABLE clear_column1 CLEAR COLUMN s IN PARTITION '200002'; SELECT DISTINCT * FROM clear_column2 ORDER BY d, i, s; SELECT DISTINCT * FROM clear_column2 ORDER BY d, i, s; SELECT 'sizes'; SELECT sum(data_uncompressed_bytes) FROM system.columns WHERE database=currentDatabase() AND table LIKE 'clear_column_' AND (name = 'i' OR name = 's') GROUP BY table; -- double call should be OK ALTER TABLE clear_column1 CLEAR COLUMN s IN PARTITION '200001'; ALTER TABLE clear_column1 CLEAR COLUMN s IN PARTITION '200002'; -- Merges cannot be blocked after all manipulations SET optimize_throw_if_noop = 1; SYSTEM START MERGES; OPTIMIZE TABLE clear_column1 PARTITION '200001'; OPTIMIZE TABLE clear_column1 PARTITION '200002'; -- clear column in empty partition should be Ok ALTER TABLE clear_column1 CLEAR COLUMN s IN PARTITION '200012', CLEAR COLUMN i IN PARTITION '200012'; -- Drop empty partition also Ok ALTER TABLE clear_column1 DROP PARTITION '200012', DROP PARTITION '200011';