diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/inc/vnode.h b/source/dnode/vnode/inc/vnode.h
index 4431a2c48bf81ff9f4d46e377774ce44be4b3bc3..f7eac3a9d90e3a2672d142b4f1b7f6250d24fcec 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/inc/vnode.h
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/inc/vnode.h
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ struct SMetaEntry {
       STSma *tsma;
     } smaEntry;
   };
+
+  uint8_t *pBuf;
 };
 
 struct SMetaReader {
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
index e61064fe6701d9d6abc3665b2ae87d0cb2eda9f3..6bfcc34c8566a14d417c03de78a18b43975c3578 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
@@ -498,6 +498,18 @@ static int metaAlterTableColumn(SMeta *pMeta, int64_t version, SVAlterTbReq *pAl
 
   entry.version = version;
 
+  // do actual write
+  metaWLock(pMeta);
+
+  // save to table db
+  metaSaveToTbDb(pMeta, &entry);
+
+  tdbDbcUpsert(pUidIdxc, &entry.uid, sizeof(tb_uid_t), &version, sizeof(version), 0);
+
+  metaSaveToSkmDb(pMeta, &entry);
+
+  metaULock(pMeta);
+
   tDecoderClear(&dc);
   tdbDbcClose(pTbDbc);
   tdbDbcClose(pUidIdxc);
@@ -511,8 +523,97 @@ _err:
 }
 
 static int metaUpdateTableTagVal(SMeta *pMeta, int64_t version, SVAlterTbReq *pAlterTbReq) {
-  // TODO
+  SMetaEntry  ctbEntry = {0};
+  SMetaEntry  stbEntry = {0};
+  void       *pVal = NULL;
+  int         nVal = 0;
+  int         ret;
+  int         c;
+  tb_uid_t    uid;
+  int64_t     oversion;
+  const void *pData = NULL;
+  int         nData = 0;
+
+  // search name index
+  ret = tdbDbGet(pMeta->pNameIdx, pAlterTbReq->tbName, strlen(pAlterTbReq->tbName) + 1, &pVal, &nVal);
+  if (ret < 0) {
+    terrno = TSDB_CODE_VND_TABLE_NOT_EXIST;
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  uid = *(tb_uid_t *)pVal;
+  tdbFree(pVal);
+  pVal = NULL;
+
+  // search uid index
+  TDBC *pUidIdxc = NULL;
+
+  tdbDbcOpen(pMeta->pUidIdx, &pUidIdxc, &pMeta->txn);
+  tdbDbcMoveTo(pUidIdxc, &uid, sizeof(uid), &c);
+  ASSERT(c == 0);
+
+  tdbDbcGet(pUidIdxc, NULL, NULL, &pData, &nData);
+  oversion = *(int64_t *)pData;
+
+  // search table.db
+  TDBC    *pTbDbc = NULL;
+  SDecoder dc = {0};
+
+  /* get ctbEntry */
+  tdbDbcOpen(pMeta->pTbDb, &pTbDbc, &pMeta->txn);
+  tdbDbcMoveTo(pTbDbc, &((STbDbKey){.uid = uid, .version = oversion}), sizeof(STbDbKey), &c);
+  ASSERT(c == 0);
+  tdbDbcGet(pTbDbc, NULL, NULL, &pData, &nData);
+
+  ctbEntry.pBuf = taosMemoryMalloc(nData);
+  memcpy(ctbEntry.pBuf, pData, nData);
+  tDecoderInit(&dc, ctbEntry.pBuf, nData);
+  metaDecodeEntry(&dc, &ctbEntry);
+  tDecoderClear(&dc);
+
+  /* get stbEntry*/
+  tdbDbGet(pMeta->pUidIdx, &ctbEntry.ctbEntry.suid, sizeof(tb_uid_t), &pVal, &nVal);
+  tdbDbGet(pMeta->pTbDb, &((STbDbKey){.uid = ctbEntry.ctbEntry.suid, .version = *(int64_t *)pVal}), sizeof(STbDbKey),
+           (void **)&stbEntry.pBuf, &nVal);
+  tdbFree(pVal);
+  tDecoderInit(&dc, stbEntry.pBuf, nVal);
+  metaDecodeEntry(&dc, &stbEntry);
+  tDecoderClear(&dc);
+
+  SSchemaWrapper *pTagSchema = &stbEntry.stbEntry.schemaTag;
+  SSchema        *pColumn = NULL;
+  int32_t         iCol = 0;
+  for (;;) {
+    pColumn = NULL;
+
+    if (iCol >= pTagSchema->nCols) break;
+    pColumn = &pTagSchema->pSchema[iCol];
+
+    if (strcmp(pColumn->name, pAlterTbReq->tagName) == 0) break;
+    iCol++;
+  }
+
+  if (pColumn == NULL) {
+    terrno = TSDB_CODE_VND_TABLE_COL_NOT_EXISTS;
+    goto _err;
+  }
+
+  {
+    // TODO:
+  }
+
+  if (ctbEntry.pBuf) taosMemoryFree(ctbEntry.pBuf);
+  if (stbEntry.pBuf) tdbFree(stbEntry.pBuf);
+  tdbDbcClose(pTbDbc);
+  tdbDbcClose(pUidIdxc);
   return 0;
+
+_err:
+  if (ctbEntry.pBuf) taosMemoryFree(ctbEntry.pBuf);
+  if (stbEntry.pBuf) tdbFree(stbEntry.pBuf);
+  tdbDbcClose(pTbDbc);
+  tdbDbcClose(pUidIdxc);
+  return -1;
 }
 
 static int metaUpdateTableOptions(SMeta *pMeta, int64_t version, SVAlterTbReq *pAlterTbReq) {
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
index 426689e24b4f50ceddab258b6af03064f51ff707..62bab3d84d449fd7e2f95f4ed3d972a995da6234 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void smaHandleRes(void *pVnode, int64_t smaId, const SArray *data) {
 
 int vnodeProcessSyncReq(SVnode *pVnode, SRpcMsg *pMsg, SRpcMsg **pRsp) {
   int32_t ret = TAOS_SYNC_PROPOSE_OTHER_ERROR;
-  
+
   if (syncEnvIsStart()) {
     SSyncNode *pSyncNode = syncNodeAcquire(pVnode->sync);
     assert(pSyncNode != NULL);
@@ -467,7 +467,11 @@ _exit:
 
 static int vnodeProcessAlterTbReq(SVnode *pVnode, int64_t version, void *pReq, int32_t len, SRpcMsg *pRsp) {
   SVAlterTbReq vAlterTbReq = {0};
+  SVAlterTbRsp vAlterTbRsp = {0};
   SDecoder     dc = {0};
+  int          rcode = 0;
+  int          ret;
+  SEncoder     ec = {0};
 
   pRsp->msgType = TDMT_VND_ALTER_TABLE_RSP;
   pRsp->pCont = NULL;
@@ -478,19 +482,27 @@ static int vnodeProcessAlterTbReq(SVnode *pVnode, int64_t version, void *pReq, i
 
   // decode
   if (tDecodeSVAlterTbReq(&dc, &vAlterTbReq) < 0) {
-    pRsp->code = TSDB_CODE_INVALID_MSG;
+    vAlterTbRsp.code = TSDB_CODE_INVALID_MSG;
     tDecoderClear(&dc);
-    return -1;
+    rcode = -1;
+    goto _exit;
   }
 
   // process
   if (metaAlterTable(pVnode->pMeta, version, &vAlterTbReq) < 0) {
-    pRsp->code = terrno;
+    vAlterTbRsp.code = TSDB_CODE_INVALID_MSG;
     tDecoderClear(&dc);
-    return -1;
+    rcode = -1;
+    goto _exit;
   }
-
   tDecoderClear(&dc);
+
+_exit:
+  tEncodeSize(tEncodeSVAlterTbRsp, &vAlterTbRsp, pRsp->contLen, ret);
+  pRsp->pCont = rpcMallocCont(pRsp->contLen);
+  tEncoderInit(&ec, pRsp->pCont, pRsp->contLen);
+  tEncodeSVAlterTbRsp(&ec, &vAlterTbRsp);
+  tEncoderClear(&ec);
   return 0;
 }