diff --git a/include/dnode/vnode/meta/meta.h b/include/dnode/vnode/meta/meta.h
index c91db3d831..3a8ff3a717 100644
--- a/include/dnode/vnode/meta/meta.h
+++ b/include/dnode/vnode/meta/meta.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ extern "C" {
 typedef uint64_t     tb_uid_t;
 typedef struct SMeta SMeta;
 
+#define META_SUPER_TABLE 0
+#define META_CHILD_TABLE 1
+#define META_NORMAL_TABLE 2
+
 typedef struct SMetaCfg {
   /// LRU cache size
   uint64_t lruSize;
@@ -37,6 +41,8 @@ typedef struct STbCfg {
   char *name;
   /// time to live of the table
   uint32_t ttl;
+  /// keep time of this table
+  uint32_t keep;
   /// type of table
   uint8_t type;
   union {
@@ -76,15 +82,30 @@ int    metaCommit(SMeta *pMeta);
 void metaOptionsInit(SMetaCfg *pOptions);
 void metaOptionsClear(SMetaCfg *pOptions);
 
-// STableOpts
-// #define META_TABLE_OPTS_DECLARE(name) STableOpts name = {0}
-// void     metaNormalTableOptsInit(STbCfg *pTbOptions, const char *name, const STSchema *pSchema);
-// void     metaSuperTableOptsInit(STbCfg *pTbOptions, const char *name, tb_uid_t uid, const STSchema *pSchema,
-//                                 const STSchema *pTagSchema);
-// void     metaChildTableOptsInit(STbCfg *pTbOptions, const char *name, tb_uid_t suid, const SKVRow tags);
-// void     metaTableOptsClear(STbCfg *pTbOptions);
-// uint64_t metaEncodeTbOptions(void **pBuf, STbCfg *pTbOptions);
-// STbCfg * metaDecodeTbOptions(void *pBuf, size_t size, bool endian);
+// STbCfg
+#define META_INIT_STB_CFG(NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PSCHEMA, PTAGSCHEMA)                   \
+  {                                                                                     \
+    .name = (NAME), .ttl = (TTL), .keep = (KEEP), .type = META_SUPER_TABLE, .stbCfg = { \
+      .suid = (SUID),                                                                   \
+      .pSchema = (PSCHEMA),                                                             \
+      .pTagSchema = (PTAGSCHEMA)                                                        \
+    }                                                                                   \
+  }
+
+#define META_INIT_CTB_CFG(NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PTAG)                                                                \
+  {                                                                                                                   \
+    .name = (NAME), .ttl = (TTL), .keep = (KEEP), .type = META_CHILD_TABLE, .ctbCfg = {.suid = (SUID), .pTag = PTAG } \
+  }
+
+#define META_INIT_NTB_CFG(NAME, TTL, KEEP, SUID, PSCHEMA)                                                      \
+  {                                                                                                            \
+    .name = (NAME), .ttl = (TTL), .keep = (KEEP), .type = META_NORMAL_TABLE, .ntbCfg = {.pSchema = (PSCHEMA) } \
+  }
+
+#define META_CLEAR_TB_CFG(pTbCfg)
+
+int   metaEncodeTbCfg(void **pBuf, STbCfg *pTbCfg);
+void *metaDecodeTbCfg(void *pBuf, STbCfg **pTbCfg);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/include/dnode/vnode/vnode.h b/include/dnode/vnode/vnode.h
index 79ac57ddcb..a926ab294b 100644
--- a/include/dnode/vnode/vnode.h
+++ b/include/dnode/vnode/vnode.h
@@ -130,6 +130,16 @@ void vnodeOptionsInit(SVnodeCfg *pOptions);
  */
 void vnodeOptionsClear(SVnodeCfg *pOptions);
 
+/* ------------------------ REQUESTS ------------------------ */
+
+// Create table request
+
+typedef STbCfg SVCreateTableReq;
+typedef struct {
+  int  err;
+  char info[];
+} SVCreateTableRsp;
+
 /* ------------------------ FOR COMPILE ------------------------ */
 
 #if 1
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/src/vnodeWrite.c b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/src/vnodeWrite.c
index 61bc54eab3..96eb653d1c 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/src/vnodeWrite.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/src/vnodeWrite.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ int vnodeProcessWMsgs(SVnode *pVnode, SArray *pMsgs) {
   for (size_t i = 0; i < taosArrayGetSize(pMsgs); i++) {
     pReq = taosArrayGet(pMsgs, i);
 
-    vnodeApplyWMsg(pVnode, pReq, pRsp);
+    vnodeApplyWMsg(pVnode, pReq, &pRsp);
   }
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
index 65aa0f506c..0aa6a9edb6 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
@@ -11,3 +11,14 @@ TEST(vnodeApiTest, vnodeOpen_vnodeClose_test) {
   // Close the vnode
   vnodeClose(pVnode);
 }
+
+TEST(vnodeApiTest, vnode_process_create_table) {
+  STSchema *       pSchema = NULL;
+  STSchema *       pTagSchema = NULL;
+  char             stname[15];
+  SVCreateTableReq pReq = META_INIT_STB_CFG(stname, UINT32_MAX, UINT32_MAX, 0, pSchema, pTagSchema);
+
+  int k = 10;
+
+  META_CLEAR_TB_CFG(pReq);
+}
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/meta/src/metaTbCfg.c b/source/dnode/vnode/meta/src/metaTbCfg.c
index 8d58edaa08..8485d82a8d 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/meta/src/metaTbCfg.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/meta/src/metaTbCfg.c
@@ -46,4 +46,13 @@ size_t metaEncodeTbObjFromTbOptions(const STbCfg *pTbOptions, void *pBuf, size_t
   }
 
   return tlen;
+}
+
+int metaEncodeTbCfg(void **pBuf, STbCfg *pTbCfg) {
+  // TODO
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void *metaDecodeTbCfg(void *pBuf, STbCfg **pTbCfg) {
+  // TODO
 }
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