You want to create a
version of a selected object in SAS Data Integration Studio. You can
use the version to track changes to the object.
Solution
You can archive the
object as a SAS package. For example, you can use archiving to create
a version of a job.
Tasks
Archive an Object as a SAS Package
Perform the following
steps to archive an object:
Right-click the object
or objects that you need to archive. For example, you can archive
a job that extracts data from a source table, such as Extract county
data. Then, you can track how the data changes by comparing the versions
that you create over time.
Click Archive
as SAS Package in the pop-up menu.
Enter an appropriate
name and description for the object in the Archive as
SAS Package window. The version control system uses this
name to archive the object and increment the version numbers. If you
change the name of the archive, you will start a new series of version
numbers.
The window is shown
in the following display:
Archive as SAS Package Window
Note that dependent
objects are not included in this archive, and SAS code is not exported
for the job.
By default, the export
process does not include objects that are depended on by the objects
that you are exporting. If you select Custom select dependent
objects, the export wizard launches. The wizard enables
you to select objects with more precision.
Selecting Export SAS code for jobs creates a note object for each
job being archived. This action sets the text of that note to the
generated SAS code for the given job. These note objects are then
archived along with the jobs.
Click OK to process the archive. You can review the log from the export wizard
when the processing is completed. You should check the log to ensure
that the archive is submitted to the version control system.
Note: The archive contains the
latest saved version of your object. Be sure to save your changes
before you create the archive.