Defining Google BigQuery Functions

The following properties are applicable to a Google BigQuery Function object.

Tab	Property	Description	Additional Information
	Dataset	Specifies the dataset to which the function belongs
	If Not Exists	Specifies that if the function already exists, no exception is thrown, and no action happens
	Use Replace Syntax	Specifies whether the REPLACE syntax is used	Selecting this option replaces the syntax with the new DDL that is generated during Forward Engineering
	Generate	Specifies whether a DDL statement is generated for the function during forward engineering
General	Function Type	Specifies the type of function	Temp: Indicates a temporary function Table: Indicates a table-valued function
	Language	Specifies the language in which the function is defined	Available when Function Type is set to Temp
	Is Deterministic	Specifies whether the function always returns the same result when it is passed the same arguments	Available when Function Type is set to Temp True: Indicates that the function always returns the same result when passed the same arguments, and therefore is cacheable False: Indicates that the function does not always return the same result when passed the same arguments, and therefore is not cacheable
	Return Data Type	Specifies the data type of the result that the function returns	Available when Function Type is set to Temp
	Function Body	Specifies the function expression
	Library	Specifies an array of JavaScript libraries to include in the function definition	Available when Function Type is set to Temp
Parameters	Parameters	Specifies name of parameters
Parameters	Physical Data Type	Specifies the data type of parameters
Return Table Columns	Return Table Columns	Specifies the schema of table columns that the function returns
Return Table Columns	Physical Data Type	Specifies the data type of table columns that the function returns
Code		Specifies the template code of the stored procedure that can include SQL statements and macros
Expanded	Expanded Code	Specifies the expanded code of function