# Refresh Metadata not working

**URL:** https://community.dremio.com/t/refresh-metadata-not-working/10412
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [March 20, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.dremio.com/t/refresh-metadata-not-working/10412 "2023-03-20T12:17:06Z")
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### Author: ![nikhildixit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.dremio.com/nikhildixit/32/4804_2.png) [@nikhildixit](https://community.dremio.com/u/nikhildixit)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.dremio.com/t/refresh-metadata-not-working/10412/1 "2023-03-20T12:17:06Z")

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Hi,

I am having a table in source\_name, schema\_name and table\_name. I am trying to add a column in the table and the refreshing metadata with the query ALTER TABLE source\_name. schema\_name. table\_name REFRESH METADATA;

But I get message I do not see newly added column. Is there any alternative to add column in the table and then refresh METADATA? Please let me know.

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### Author: ![balaji.ramaswamy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.dremio.com/balaji.ramaswamy/32/843_2.png) [@balaji.ramaswamy](https://community.dremio.com/u/balaji.ramaswamy)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://community.dremio.com/t/refresh-metadata-not-working/10412/2 "2023-03-29T01:59:26Z")

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@nikhildixit What is the source?

Can you send the describe from the source?  
Name of the column added  
ALTER PDS command profile  
Internal REFRESH DATASET profile, in case it is PARQUET  
Select after the refresh completed