Update delta-optimization-and-v-order.md

[basland]

Added prerequisite for the ALTER command when setting V-Order on a delta table

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Pull Request Overview

This PR updates the Delta optimization and V-Order documentation to clarify prerequisites for altering table properties. Specifically, it adds a note that the spark.databricks.delta.allowArbitraryProperties.enabled configuration must be set to true before using the ALTER command to modify V-Order settings on a delta table.

Key changes:

• Added prerequisite information for the ALTER command in the V-Order configuration section

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#sign-off

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Invalid command: '#sign-off'. Only the assigned author of one or more file in this PR can sign off. @eric-urban

[basland]

@eric-urban Hi Eric, where is this PR hanging, is it waiting for my input?

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Hi @basland - Thanks for your review. In the public repo, pull requests should be signed off by the author, another member of the content team, or a PM.

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@eric-urban Could you take a look? Thanks!