| Using the SAS Information Maps LIBNAME Engine |
An information
map is a collection of data items and filters that describes and provides
a view of data that business users understand. The SAS Information Maps LIBNAME
engine enables you to retrieve data that is described by an information map.
The engine provides a read-only way to access data generated from an information
map and to bring it into a SAS session. Once you retrieve the data, you can
run almost any SAS procedure against it.
Note
that the Information Maps engine can only read information maps. It cannot
write to or update them, nor can it modify the underlying data. If you want
to update an existing information map, you can use the INFOMAPS procedure.
For more information, see The INFOMAPS Procedure. If you have SAS Information Map Studio
software, you can use that
client application to interactively create or update information maps.
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