> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://clickhouse.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# cluster_table_* session settings

> ClickHouse session settings in the cluster_table_* generated group.

export const SettingsInfoBlock = ({type, default_value, changeable_without_restart}) => {
  return <div className="not-prose" style={{
    display: "flex",
    flexWrap: "wrap",
    alignItems: "baseline",
    columnGap: "0.5rem",
    rowGap: "0.125rem",
    margin: "0.375rem 0",
    fontSize: "0.8125rem",
    lineHeight: "1.125rem"
  }}>
      <div style={{
    fontWeight: 600,
    opacity: 0.72
  }}>Type</div>
      <div style={{
    overflowWrap: "anywhere"
  }}>{type}</div>
      <div style={{
    fontWeight: 600,
    opacity: 0.72,
    marginInlineStart: "0.5rem"
  }}>Default</div>
      <div style={{
    overflowWrap: "anywhere"
  }}>{default_value}</div>
      {changeable_without_restart && <div style={{
    fontWeight: 600,
    opacity: 0.72,
    marginInlineStart: "0.5rem"
  }}>
          Changeable without restart
        </div>}
      {changeable_without_restart && <div style={{
    overflowWrap: "anywhere"
  }}>
          {changeable_without_restart}
        </div>}
    </div>;
};

These settings are available in [system.settings](/docs/reference/system-tables/settings) and are autogenerated from [source](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/blob/master/src/Core/Settings.cpp).

<h2 id="cluster_table_function_buckets_batch_size">
  cluster\_table\_function\_buckets\_batch\_size
</h2>

<SettingsInfoBlock type="UInt64" default_value="0" />

<VersionHistory rows={[{"id": "row-1","items": [{"label": "25.11"},{"label": "0"},{"label": "New setting."}]}]} />

Defines the approximate size of a batch (in bytes) used in distributed processing of tasks in cluster table functions with `bucket` split granularity. The system accumulates data until at least this amount is reached. The actual size may be slightly larger to align with data boundaries.

<h2 id="cluster_table_function_split_granularity">
  cluster\_table\_function\_split\_granularity
</h2>

<SettingsInfoBlock type="ObjectStorageGranularityLevel" default_value="file" />

<VersionHistory rows={[{"id": "row-1","items": [{"label": "25.11"},{"label": "file"},{"label": "New setting."}]}]} />

Controls how data is split into tasks when executing a CLUSTER TABLE FUNCTION.

This setting defines the granularity of work distribution across the cluster:

* `file` — each task processes an entire file.
* `bucket` — tasks are created per internal data block within a file (for example, Parquet row groups).

Choosing finer granularity (like `bucket`) can improve parallelism when working with a small number of large files.
For instance, if a Parquet file contains multiple row groups, enabling `bucket` granularity allows each group to be processed independently by different workers.