insert into t_big_metadata(i,j) values (1,101) , (2,102) , (3,103) ; delete from t_big_metadata where i = 2; select i,j from t_big_metadata where i = 1; i j 1 101 alter table t_big_metadata add index(j), algorithm=inplace; alter table t_big_metadata drop column c8, add column k int, algorithm=copy; select i,j,k from t_big_metadata where j < 103; i j k 1 101 NULL drop table t_big_metadata;