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)
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]

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Syntax

PARTITION_KEY='column-name'

Details

Aster uses two table types, dimension and fact tables.

Last updated: February 3, 2026