gcloud_alpha_bq_datasets_create (1)

NAME

gcloud alpha bq datasets create - create a new BigQuery dataset

SYNOPSIS

gcloud alpha bq datasets create DATASET [--description=DESCRIPTION] [--overwrite] [--permissions-file=[PERMISSIONS_FILE,...]] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION

(ALPHA) Create a new BigQuery dataset.

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

Dataset resource - ID of the the dataset being created. The ID must contain only letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), or underscores ( _ ). The maximum length is 1,024 characters. This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways. To set the [project] attribute: provide the argument [dataset] on the command line with a fully specified name; provide the argument [--project] on the command line; set the property [core/project]. This must be specified.

DATASET

ID of the dataset or fully qualified identifier for the dataset.

FLAGS

--description=DESCRIPTION

Description of the dataset.

--overwrite

Overwrite if the resource already exists.

--permissions-file=[PERMISSIONS_FILE,...]

A local yaml or JSON file containing the access permissions specifying who is allowed to access the data.
YamlfFile should be specified the form:\ access:

---

role: ROLE [access type]: ACCESS_VALUE

---

and JSON file should be specified in the form: {"access": [.RS 2m {
 "role": "ROLE",
 "[access type]": "ACCESS_VALUE" },
 ... ]}
Where access type is one of: domain, userByEmail, specialGroup or view.
If this field is not specified, BigQuery adds these default dataset access permissions at creation time in :

*

specialGroup=projectReaders, role=READER

*

specialGroup=projectWriters, role=WRITER

*

specialGroup=projectOwners, role=OWNER

*

userByEmail=[dataset creator email], role=OWNER

For more information on BigQuery permissions see: cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/access-control

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS

These flags are available to all commands: --account, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format, --help, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity. Run $ gcloud help for details.

API REFERENCE

This command uses the bigquery/v2 API. The full documentation for this API can be found at: cloud.google.com/bigquery

EXAMPLES

The following command creates a dataset with ID my-dataset

$ gcloud alpha bq datasets create my-dataset \
    --description 'My New Dataset'

The following command creates a dataset with ID my-other-dataset, overwritting destination if it exists:

$ gcloud alpha bq datasets create my-other-dataset \
    --description 'My Other Dataset' --if-exists 'overwrite'

NOTES

This command is currently in ALPHA and may change without notice. If this command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the right project, you will have to apply for early access and have your projects registered on the API whitelist to use it. To do so, contact Support at cloud.google.com/support