TEMPORAL= Data Set Option

specifies the type of temporal data that is contained in a table.

Valid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESS software)
Category: Data Set Control
Default: none
Requirement: DB2 z/OS with SAS 9.4
Data source: DB2 for z/OS
See: OVERLAPS= data set option, BUSINESS_DATATYPE= data set option, BUSINESS_TIMEFRAME= data set option, SYSTEM_TIMEFRAME= data set option, Temporal Data for DB2 under z/OS

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Syntax

Syntax Description

BUSINESS

specifies a temporal table that contains business time. The BUSINESS options add the following columns to the end for storing temporal data: BUS_START and BUS_END.

SYSTEM

specifies a temporal table that contains system time. The SYSTEM option adds the following columns to the table for storing temporal data: SYS_START, SYS_END, and TRANS_START.

BITEMPORAL

specifies a temporal table that contains business and system time data. The BITEMPORAL option adds the following columns to the table for storing temporal data: SYS_START, SYS_END, BUS_START, BUS_END, and TRANS_START.

Last updated: February 3, 2026