.show database sharding policy

Show the database sharding policy. Use the sharding policy to manage data sharding for databases and tables.

The sharding policy defines if and how Extents (data shards) in the Azure Data Explorer cluster should be sealed. When a database is created, it contains the default data sharding policy. This policy is inherited by all tables created in the database (unless the policy is explicitly overridden at the table level).

Syntax

.show database DatabaseName policy sharding

Arguments

DatabaseName - Specify the name of the database.

Returns

Returns a JSON representation of the policy.

Example

The following example shows the table sharding policy:

.show database MyDatabase policy sharding