.show table policy sharding command

Applies to: ✅ Azure Data Explorer

Show the table sharding policy. Use the sharding policy to manage data sharding for databases and tables.

The sharding policy defines if and how Extents (data shards) in your cluster should be sealed. When a database is created, it contains the default data sharding policy. This policy is inherited by all tables created in the database (unless the policy is explicitly overridden at the table level).

Permissions

You must have at least Database User, Database Viewer, or Database Monitor permissions to run these commands. For more information, see role-based access control.

Syntax

.show table TableName policy sharding

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Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
TableName	string	✔️	The name of the table for which to show the policy details. A wildcard (*) denotes all tables.

Returns

Returns a JSON representation of the policy.

Example

The following example shows the sharding policies for all tables:

.show table * policy sharding