Step 5: Copy data to DynamoDB

Open the DynamoDB console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/dynamodb/.

Choose Create Table.

On the Create DynamoDB table page, do the following:

1. In Table, type Features.

2. For Primary key, in the Partition key field, type Id. Set the data type to Number.

   Clear Use Default Settings. For Provisioned Capacity, type the following:

   • Read Capacity Units—10

   • Write Capacity Units—10

Choose Create.

At the Hive prompt, enter the following HiveQL statement:

CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE ddb_features
    (feature_id   BIGINT,
    feature_name  STRING,
    feature_class STRING,
    state_alpha   STRING,
    prim_lat_dec  DOUBLE,
    prim_long_dec DOUBLE,
    elev_in_ft    BIGINT)
STORED BY 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.dynamodb.DynamoDBStorageHandler'
TBLPROPERTIES(
    "dynamodb.table.name" = "Features",
    "dynamodb.column.mapping"="feature_id:Id,feature_name:Name,feature_class:Class,state_alpha:State,prim_lat_dec:Latitude,prim_long_dec:Longitude,elev_in_ft:Elevation"
);

You have now established a mapping between Hive and the Features table in DynamoDB.

Enter the following HiveQL statement to import data to DynamoDB:

INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE ddb_features
SELECT
    feature_id,
    feature_name,
    feature_class,
    state_alpha,
    prim_lat_dec,
    prim_long_dec,
    elev_in_ft
FROM hive_features;

Hive will submit a MapReduce job, which will be processed by your Amazon EMR cluster. It will take several minutes to complete the job.

Verify that the data has been loaded into DynamoDB:

1. In the DynamoDB console navigation pane, choose Tables.

2. Choose the Features table, and then choose the Items tab to view the data.