How do I control a hive job name but keep the stage info?

Question

I have a number of hive queries that my system executes on a regular basis. When you look at the job tracker, they show up as \"SELECT field, other_field ..... (Stage-1)\"

Answer 1

I'm not sure there is a way to implement exactly what you wish but I can offer something else.
Instead of using set mapred.job.name you can add a comment in the beginning of the query with a more helpful name like this :
-- this is a more helpful name
SELECT field, other_field ....

Then, in the jobtracker you'll see -- this is a more helpful name ..... (Stage-%d)"