rdblue commented on code in PR #11130: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/11130#discussion_r1772348560
########## format/spec.md: ########## @@ -298,16 +298,143 @@ Iceberg tables must not use field ids greater than 2147483447 (`Integer.MAX_VALU The set of metadata columns is: -| Field id, name | Type | Description | -|-----------------------------|---------------|-------------| -| **`2147483646 _file`** | `string` | Path of the file in which a row is stored | -| **`2147483645 _pos`** | `long` | Ordinal position of a row in the source data file | -| **`2147483644 _deleted`** | `boolean` | Whether the row has been deleted | -| **`2147483643 _spec_id`** | `int` | Spec ID used to track the file containing a row | -| **`2147483642 _partition`** | `struct` | Partition to which a row belongs | -| **`2147483546 file_path`** | `string` | Path of a file, used in position-based delete files | -| **`2147483545 pos`** | `long` | Ordinal position of a row, used in position-based delete files | -| **`2147483544 row`** | `struct<...>` | Deleted row values, used in position-based delete files | +| Field id, name | Type | Description | +|----------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| **`2147483646 _file`** | `string` | Path of the file in which a row is stored | +| **`2147483645 _pos`** | `long` | Ordinal position of a row in the source data file, starting at `0` | +| **`2147483644 _deleted`** | `boolean` | Whether the row has been deleted | +| **`2147483643 _spec_id`** | `int` | Spec ID used to track the file containing a row | +| **`2147483642 _partition`** | `struct` | Partition to which a row belongs | +| **`2147483546 file_path`** | `string` | Path of a file, used in position-based delete files | +| **`2147483545 pos`** | `long` | Ordinal position of a row, used in position-based delete files | +| **`2147483544 row`** | `struct<...>` | Deleted row values, used in position-based delete files | +| **`2147483543 _row_id`** | `long` | A unique long assigned when row-lineage is enabled see [Row Lineage](#row-lineage) | +| **`2147483542 _last_update`** | `long` | The sequence number which last updated this row when row-lineage is enabled [Row Lineage](#row-lineage) | + +### Row Lineage + +In Specification V3, an Iceberg Table can declare that engines must track row-lineage of all newly created rows. This +requirement is controlled by setting the field `row-lineage` to true in the table's metadata. When true, two additional +fields in data files will be available for all rows added to the table. Review Comment: ```suggestion fields in data files will be available for all rows added to the table: ``` -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@iceberg.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@iceberg.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@iceberg.apache.org