Part I: Version 9.6.1 > Changes (9.6.1) > Big Data
  

Big Data

This section describes changes to Big Data in version 9.6.1.
Effective in version 9.6.1, you can choose not to select a Hive version for the validation environment when you configure a mapping to run in the Hive environment.
The Data Integration Service evaluates a valid Hive version for the Hadoop cluster and validates the mapping.
Previously, you had to select a Hive version for the validation environment.