What Metadata Is Used by the Information Maps LIBNAME Engine?

In addition to the metadata for the information map, the Information Maps engine accesses metadata about the underlying data. This information can include the data type, the data size, the format, and the label.

The Information Maps engine uses metadata that is stored in a metadata server. The metadata server provides metadata management services to one or more client applications. The metadata server also maintains a collection of related metadata objects, such as the metadata for a set of information maps that are maintained by an application.

There are several methods to create metadata in a metadata server. For example, from the SAS Management Console, you can use a Library wizard to create the metadata objects in a metadata repository that are necessary for the engine to construct a LIBNAME statement. SAS Data Integration Studio enables you to define the table that you want to be a member in a library and any options that you want associated with that table. You provide information to SAS Data Integration Studio, and SAS Data Integration Studio generates corresponding metadata.

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