if ((alterTbl.getProps() != null) && (alterTbl.getProps().size() > 0))
tbl.getTTable().getSd().getSerdeInfo().getParameters().putAll(
alterTbl.getProps());
// since serde is modified then do the appropriate things to reset columns
// etc
tbl.reinitSerDe();
tbl.setFields(Hive.getFieldsFromDeserializer(tbl.getName(), tbl
.getDeserializer()));
} else {
console.printError("Unsupported Alter commnad");
return 1;