Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: table_spec, view_spec. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: table_spec, view_spec. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: table_spec, view_spec. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: view_spec, table_spec. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: view_spec, table_spec. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: view_spec, table_spec. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
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The table source type.\n\n### #table_spec\n\n def table_spec() -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::DataCatalog::V1::TableSpec\n\n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::DataCatalog::V1::TableSpec](./Google-Cloud-DataCatalog-V1-TableSpec)) --- Specification of a BigQuery table. Populated only if the `table_source_type` is `BIGQUERY_TABLE`.\n\n\n Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `table_spec`, `view_spec`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.\n\n### #table_spec=\n\n def table_spec=(value) -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::DataCatalog::V1::TableSpec\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** ([::Google::Cloud::DataCatalog::V1::TableSpec](./Google-Cloud-DataCatalog-V1-TableSpec)) --- Specification of a BigQuery table. Populated only if the `table_source_type` is `BIGQUERY_TABLE`.\n\n\nNote: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `table_spec`, `view_spec`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared. \n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::DataCatalog::V1::TableSpec](./Google-Cloud-DataCatalog-V1-TableSpec)) --- Specification of a BigQuery table. Populated only if the `table_source_type` is `BIGQUERY_TABLE`.\n\n\n Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `table_spec`, `view_spec`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.\n\n### #view_spec\n\n def view_spec() -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::DataCatalog::V1::ViewSpec\n\n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::DataCatalog::V1::ViewSpec](./Google-Cloud-DataCatalog-V1-ViewSpec)) --- Table view specification. Populated only if the `table_source_type` is `BIGQUERY_VIEW`.\n\n\n Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `view_spec`, `table_spec`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.\n\n### #view_spec=\n\n def view_spec=(value) -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::DataCatalog::V1::ViewSpec\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** ([::Google::Cloud::DataCatalog::V1::ViewSpec](./Google-Cloud-DataCatalog-V1-ViewSpec)) --- Table view specification. Populated only if the `table_source_type` is `BIGQUERY_VIEW`.\n\n\nNote: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `view_spec`, `table_spec`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared. \n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::DataCatalog::V1::ViewSpec](./Google-Cloud-DataCatalog-V1-ViewSpec)) --- Table view specification. Populated only if the `table_source_type` is `BIGQUERY_VIEW`.\n\n\n Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `view_spec`, `table_spec`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared."]]