DATA Step Functions for Reading and Writing Metadata

METADATA_SETPROP Function

Sets the specified property for the specified object.

rc = METADATA_SETPROP(uri, prop, value, propuri);

Argument	Direction	Description
uri	in	Uniform Resource Identifier
prop	in	Abstract property string
value	in	Value of the specified property string
propuri	out	URI of the property object that is associated with the input URI

Return Values

Value	Description
1	New property was created and set
0	Existing property was successfully set
-1	Unable to connect to the metadata server
-2	Unable to set the attribute
-3	No objects match the URI
-4	Unable to create a new property

Example

options metaserver="a123.us.company.com"
	metaport=8561
	metauser="myid"
	metapass="mypassword"
	metarepository="myrepos";

data _null_;
    length propuri $200;
    rc=metadata_setprop("omsobj:Machine?@Name='bluedog'","New Property",
                        "my value",propuri);
    if rc>=0 then put propuri=;
run;

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