BATCH_SIZE Query Option

Number of rows evaluated at a time by SQL operators. Unspecified or a size of 0 uses a predefined default size. Using a large number improves responsiveness, especially for scan operations, at the cost of a higher memory footprint.

This option is primarily for testing during Impala development, or for use under the direction of the appropriate support channel.

Type: numeric

Default: 0 (meaning the predefined default of 1024)

Range: 0-65536. The value of 0 still has the special meaning of “use the default”, so the effective range is 1-65536. The maximum applies in Impala 2.11 and higher.

Parent topic: Query Options for the SET Statement