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# Identifiers

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

Identifiers that are enclosed in quotation marks can contain any character that a string can contain.

This example uses valid syntax:

```nolang
q = load "Opportunity";

--'Stage' is enclosed in single quotes because it is a field. "08 - Closed Won" is enclosed in double quotes because it is a string.
q = filter q by 'Stage' == "08 - Closed Won";
q = group q by 'Account_Owner';
q = foreach q generate 'Account_Owner' as 'Account_Owner', count() as 'count';
```

This example is **not** valid because you can't use double quotes for an identifier.

```nolang
--this should be 'Account_Owner' in single quotes
q = group q by "Account_Owner";
```