The following describes the GLM input table columns that you can specify in function arguments. The input table can contain additional columns, but the function ignores them.
Column | Data Type | Description |
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dependent_variable_column | Any | Required column that contains the dependent/response variables. Cannot contain NULL values. If you specify the ColumnNames argument, it must specify this column first. |
predictor_variable_columns | Any | Columns that contain independent/predictor variables. One such column is required; others are optional. These columns cannot contain NULL values. If you specify the ColumnNames argument, it must specify these columns after dependent_variable_column. |
categorical_columns | CHARACTER, VARCHAR, INTEGER, BOOLEAN, DATE, TIME (without TIME ZONE), IP4 | Optional columns that contain categorical variables. Both the ColumnNames and CategoricalColumns arguments must specify these columns. |
weight_column | INTEGER, DOUBLE PRECISION | Optional column that contains weights. The Weight argument must specify this column. |