# Using Table input to Table output steps with AEL for managed tables in Hive

If you are using managed tables in Hive and want to join a Table input step to a Table output step, use the following workflow when executing on AEL to ensure correct processing. This workflow includes creating separate transformations for the steps and then joining the transformations using a job entry.

See the **Administer Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics** document for further configuration information when using Hive with Spark on AEL.


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