Descobri a necessidade de usar
cast(null as datatype)
create table mytable as
select
field_a,
cast(null as varchar(1)) brand_new_field
from anothertable;
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cast(null as datatype)
create table mytable as
select
field_a,
cast(null as varchar(1)) brand_new_field
from anothertable;