SAQL Basic Elements | Analytics SAQL Developer Guide

Statements
A SAQL query loads input data, operates on it, and outputs the result data. A query is made up of statements. Each SAQL statement has an input stream, an operation, and an output stream.

Keywords
Keywords are case-sensitive and must be lowercase.

Identifiers
SAQL identifiers are case-sensitive and must be enclosed in single quotation marks (').

Number Literals
A number literal represents a number in your script.

String Literals
A string is a set of characters inside double quotes (").

Boolean Literals
A boolean literal represents true or false (yes or no) in your script.

Multivalue Field
A multivalue field contains more than one value.

Quoted String Escape Sequences
Strings can be escaped with the backslash character.

Special Characters
Certain characters have special meanings in SAQL.

Comments
To add a single-line comment in SAQL, preface your comment with two hyphens (--). To add a multi-line comment, start your comment with a forward slash and asterisk (/*) and end it with an asterisk and forward slash (*/).