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) |
|---|---|
| Category: | Data Set Control |
| Default: | none |
| Requirements: | To create a data set in Aster without error, you must either specify 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 |
| See: | DIMENSION= LIBNAME option, DIMENSION= data set option, PARTITION_KEY= LIBNAME option [contains examples] |
Aster uses two table types, dimension and fact tables.