Did you analyze why the first step is slow? Kylin 2.3 will support using SparkSQL to perform the first step:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KYLIN-3125 SparkSQL should be more general than Impala. You can take a try. 2018-02-22 19:31 GMT+08:00 Kumar, Manoj H <manoj.h.ku...@jpmorgan.com>: > Can we use Impala for getting #1 step in Cube building – I believe Impala > is faster than hive, it takes time to get first done using hive. Is there > way where we can use it. Pls. advise. > > > > Regards, > > Manoj > > > > This message is confidential and subject to terms at: http:// > www.jpmorgan.com/emaildisclaimer including on confidentiality, legal > privilege, viruses and monitoring of electronic messages. If you are not > the intended recipient, please delete this message and notify the sender > immediately. Any unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. > -- Best regards, Shaofeng Shi 史少锋