Overview of Procedures for Metadata

As with the other metadata language elements, you can use the metadata procedures in a batch SAS program or in the SAS windowing environment. You can also perform these tasks with a product like SAS Management Console. For more information, see the administration books in Recommended Reading.

The procedures enable you to create and maintain the metadata in a SAS Metadata Repository.

• The METADATA procedure sends a method call, in the form of an XML string, to the SAS Metadata Server.

• The METALIB procedure updates metadata to match the tables in a library.

• The METAOPERATE procedure performs administrative tasks on the metadata server.

To submit the procedures, you must establish a connection with the metadata server. You can specify connection information in the procedure, in system options, or in a dialog box. For more information, see Connection Options.

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