DROP TABLE IF EXISTS index; set allow_deprecated_syntax_for_merge_tree=1; CREATE TABLE index ( key Int32, name String, merge_date Date ) ENGINE = MergeTree(merge_date, key, 8192); insert into index values (1,'1','2016-07-07'); insert into index values (-1,'-1','2016-07-07'); select * from index where key = 1; select * from index where key = -1; OPTIMIZE TABLE index; select * from index where key = 1; select * from index where key = -1; select * from index where key < -0.5; DROP TABLE index;