Browsing and Updating ADABAS Data

Introduction to Browsing and Updating ADABAS Data

The SAS/ACCESS interface to ADABAS enables you to browse and update ADABAS data directly from a SAS session or program. This section shows you how to use SAS procedures to browse and update ADABAS data that is described by SAS/ACCESS view descriptors.

For definitions of the view descriptors used in this section as well as their associated access descriptors, and the ADABAS files, NATURAL DDMs, and SAS data files used throughout the document, see Example Data.

Before you can browse or update ADABAS data, you must have access to the data through appropriate security options. ADABAS and NATURAL have several levels of security options, and you might display or browse data but not update values. Check with your Database Administrator (DBA) or the ADABAS file's or NATURAL DDM's creator to see what security options you have. If you have been granted the appropriate ADABAS security options, you can use the SAS procedures described in this section to update ADABAS data with a SAS/ACCESS view descriptor. For more information about ADABAS and NATURAL security, see ADABAS Essentials, and Information for the Database Administrator.

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