LARGE_RESULTS_DATASET= LIBNAME Statement Option

Specifies a data set ID for query results.

Valid in: SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME statement
Category: Data Set Control
Alias: LRD=
Default: _sasbq_temp_tables
Requirement: You must have Write permission to specify this option.
Interaction: This option is used when the ALLOW_LARGE_RESULTS= LIBNAME option is enabled.
Data source: Google BigQuery
Note: Support for this option was added in the April 2021 update for SAS/ACCESS on SAS 9.4M7. Support was extended to SAS 9.4M8 and SAS 9.4M9 with the release of SAS 9.4M9.
See: ALLOW_LARGE_RESULTS= LIBNAME option, LARGE_RESULTS_EXPIRATION_TIME= LIBNAME option

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Syntax

LARGE_RESULTS_DATASET=<'>Google-BigQuery-data-set-ID<'>

Required Argument

Google-BigQuery-data-set-ID

specifies a data set ID to which result set tables are written.

Details

If the specified data set ID does not exist, then it is created.

Last updated: February 3, 2026