title: Difference between invalidate metadata and refresh commands in Impala?
body: <p>I saw at this link which affects <a href="https://issues.cloudera.org/browse/IMPALA-537" rel="noreferrer">Impala version 1.1</a>:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Since Impala 1.1, REFRESH statement only works for existing tables. For new tables you need to issue "INVALIDATE METADATA" statement.</p>
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  <p>Does this still hold true for later versions of Impala?</p>