SELECT ts, j.a.b AS a_b, j.c AS c FROM t_legacy_json2_variant_payload ORDER BY ts; SELECT ts, j.d.e AS d_e FROM t_legacy_json2_variant_payload_object_d ORDER BY ts; -- JSON2 projection rendering is a user-visible compatibility contract. SELECT ts, j.d AS d FROM t_legacy_json2_variant_payload ORDER BY ts; SHOW CREATE TABLE t_legacy_json2_variant_payload;