PARTITION_KEY= Data Set Option

Specifies the column name to use as the partition key for creating fact tables.
Valid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESS software)
Default: none
Requirements: To create a data set in Aster nCluster without error, you must either set DIMENSION= YES (LIBNAME or data set option) or specify a partition key in the PARTITION_KEY= (LIBNAME or data set) option.

You must enclose the column name in quotation marks.

Data source: Aster nCluster
See: DIMENSION= LIBNAME option, DIMENSION= data set option, PARTITION_KEY= LIBNAME option [contains examples]

Syntax

PARTITION_KEY='column-name'

Details

Aster nCluster uses two table types, dimension and fact tables.