.alter table policy merge command
Applies to: ✅ Microsoft Fabric ✅ Azure Data Explorer
Changes the table's merge policy. The merge policy defines if and how Extents (Data Shards) should get merged.
Permissions
You must have at least Table Admin permissions to run this command.
Syntax
.alter
table
TableName policy
merge
PolicyObject
Learn more about syntax conventions.
Parameters
Name | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
TableName | string |
✔️ | The name of the table to alter. |
PolicyObject | string |
✔️ | A serialized JSON policy object. See merge policy. |
Example
.alter table [table_name] policy merge ```
{
"RowCountUpperBoundForMerge": 16000000,
"OriginalSizeMBUpperBoundForMerge": 0,
"MaxExtentsToMerge": 100,
"LoopPeriod": "01:00:00",
"MaxRangeInHours": 24,
"AllowRebuild": true,
"AllowMerge": true,
"Lookback": {
"Kind": "Default"
}
}```