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+create database retail_db location "/data/retail_db";
+
+create external table orders
+(order_id Int,
+order_date String,
+order_customer_id Int,
+orderstatus String)
+row format delimited
+fields terminated by ','
+lines terminated by '\n'
+stored as textfile
+location "/data/retail_db/orders";
+
+
+create external table order_items
+(order_item_id Int,
+order_item_order_id Int,
+order_item_product_id Int,
+order_item_quantity Int,
+order_item_subtotal float,
+order_item_product_price float)
+row format delimited
+fields terminated by ','
+lines terminated by '\n'
+stored as textfile
+location "/data/retail_db/order_items";
+
+
+create external table products
+(product_id Int, product_category_id Int, product_name String, product_description String, product_price Float, product_image String)
+row format delimited
+fields terminated by ','
+lines terminated by '\n'
+stored as textfile
+location "/data/retail_db/products";
+
+create external table categories
+(category_id Int, category_department_id Int, category_name String)
+row format delimited
+fields terminated by ','
+lines terminated by '\n'
+stored as textfile
+location "/data/retail_db/categories";
+
+create external table departments
+(department_id Int, department_name String)
+row format delimited
+fields terminated by ','
+lines terminated by '\n'
+stored as textfile
+location "/data/retail_db/departments";
+
+create external table customers
+(
+customer_id Int, customer_fname String, customer_lname String, customer_email String, customer_password String, customer_street String, customer_city String, customer_state String, customer_zipcode String
+)
+row format delimited
+fields terminated by ','
+lines terminated by '\n'
+stored as textfile
+location "/data/retail_db/customers";
+
+