QUALIFIER= Data Set Option

Specifies the qualifier to use when you are reading database objects, such as DBMS tables and views.

Valid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESS software)
Category: Data Set Control
Default: LIBNAME option value
Data source: Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Netezza, ODBC, OLE DB, PostgreSQL, Vertica
Notes: Support for Amazon Redshift was added in the April 2016 release of SAS/ACCESS.
Support for Google BigQuery was added in the August 2019 release of SAS/ACCESS.
See: QUALIFIER= LIBNAME option

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Syntax

QUALIFIER=<qualifier-name>

Details

If this option is omitted, the default qualifier name, if any, is used for the data source. QUALIFIER= can be used for any data source, such as a DBMS object, that allows three-part identifier names: qualifier.schema.object.

Last updated: February 3, 2026