Selecting a Subject

You can use the Select a Lineage Subject window in SAS Lineage to search for the subject of a SAS Lineage diagram. In addition, you can filter the search by type. This window is displayed when you log on to SAS Lineage. Note that you click Cancel to access an empty SAS Lineage window.

To select a subject:

Open SAS Lineage to access the Select a Lineage Subject window.
If you want to select from all of the available subjects, leave Search blank and set Type to All Types.

This all-inclusive selection is shown in the following display:

Select from All Subjects
Click Apply filter (the check icon) to run the search.

The following display shows the listing generated by the search:

All Subjects Listing
You can also limit the scope of your selection. For example, you can enter Load into Search and leave Type unchanged.

The following display shows the listing from the more restricted search:

Restricted Search Listing

You can open the drop-down menu in Types to review and select the types that you want to filter on in your search. When you select the Open subject in new tab check box, the diagram generated for the selected subject is opened in a new tab in SAS Lineage. When the tab is not selected, the diagram generated for the selected subject replaces the diagram for the currently active subject.

The available types are shown in the following display:

Available Types