• Contents
  • About
  • Title Page
  • What's New in the SAS 9.3 Language Interfaces to Metadata
  • Accessibility Features of the SAS Language Interfaces to Metadata
  • Introduction
    • What Are the Metadata Language Elements?
      • Overview of Metadata Language Elements
      • When to Use Metadata Language Elements
      • What Can I Report on in a SAS Metadata Repository?
    • Using Language Elements That Read and Write Metadata
      • Overview of Using SAS Language Elements That Read and Write Metadata
      • Objects Included in the Dictionary
      • What is the SAS Type Dictionary?
      • How the Type Dictionary Affects SAS Language Elements
    • Metadata Object Identifiers and URIs
      • What Is a Metadata Identifier?
      • Obtaining Metadata Names and Identifiers
      • What Is a URI?
    • Examples: Using Metadata Language Elements to Create Reports
      • Overview of the Examples
      • Example: Creating a Report with the METADATA Procedure and the XML Engine
      • Example: Creating a Report with the DATA Step
  • System Options
    • Introduction to System Options for Metadata
      • Overview of System Options for Metadata
      • Connection Options
      • Encryption Options
      • Resource Option
    • System Options for Metadata
      • METAAUTORESOURCES System Option
      • METACONNECT= System Option
      • METAENCRYPTALG System Option
      • METAENCRYPTLEVEL System Option
      • METAPASS= System Option
      • METAPORT= System Option
      • METAPROFILE System Option
      • METAPROTOCOL= System Option
      • METAREPOSITORY= System Option
      • METASERVER= System Option
      • METASPN= System Option
      • METAUSER= System Option
  • Metadata LIBNAME Engine
    • Introduction to the Metadata LIBNAME Engine
      • Overview of the Metadata LIBNAME Engine
      • What Is Supported?
      • What Is Not Supported
      • Advantages of Using the Metadata Engine
      • The Metadata Engine and Authorization
      • How the Metadata Engine Constructs a LIBNAME Statement
    • Reference for the Metadata Engine
      • LIBNAME Statement for the Metadata Engine
      • SAS Data Set Options for the Metadata Engine
    • Examples for the Metadata Engine
      • Example: Submitting the LIBNAME Statement
      • Example: Before and After the Metadata Engine
  • Procedures
    • Introduction to Procedures for Metadata
      • Overview of Procedures for Metadata
      • Comparison of the METADATA Procedure and the METAOPERATE Procedure
    • METADATA Procedure
      • Syntax: METADATA Procedure
        • PROC METADATA
      • Overview: METADATA Procedure
      • Concepts: METADATA Procedure
      • Results: METADATA Procedure
      • Examples: METADATA Procedure
        • Example 1: Get Information about Metadata Repositories
        • Example 2: Change a Metadata Repository's Availability
        • Example 3: Filerefs with the IN= and OUT= Arguments
        • Example 4: Fileref to a Temporary File with the IN= Argument
        • Example 5: HEADER= Argument
        • Example 6: VERBOSE Argument
        • Example 7: Request the Metadata for One Object
        • Example 8: Request the Metadata for One Type of Object
        • Example 9: Use METHOD=STATUS to Get Backup Information
    • METALIB Procedure
      • Syntax: METALIB Procedure
        • PROC METALIB
        • OMR
        • EXCLUDE or SELECT
        • FOLDER= or FOLDERID=
        • IMPACT_LIMIT
        • NOEXEC
        • PREFIX
        • REPORT
        • UPDATE_RULE
      • Overview: METALIB Procedure
      • Concepts: METALIB Procedure
      • Results: METALIB Procedure with the REPORT Statement
      • Examples: METALIB Procedure
        • Example 1: Creating Metadata for a Data Source
        • Example 2: Synchronizing Metadata with the Data Source
        • Example 3: Selecting Tables for Processing
        • Example 4: Generating an Impact Analysis
        • Example 5: Adding a Prefix to New Metadata Names
        • Example 6: Specifying a Folder for the Metadata
    • METAOPERATE Procedure
      • Syntax: METAOPERATE Procedure
        • PROC METAOPERATE
      • Overview: METAOPERATE Procedure
      • Concepts: METAOPERATE Procedure
      • Examples: METAOPERATE Procedure
        • Example 1: Submitting ACTION=STATUS
        • Example 2: Submitting ACTION=PAUSE with a Pause Comment
        • Example 3: Submitting ACTION=REFRESH with ARM Logging
        • Example 4: Submitting ACTION=REFRESH to Pause and Resume the Metadata Server
        • Example 5: Submitting ACTION=RESUME
        • Example 6: Submitting ACTION=EMPTY
        • Example 7: Submitting ACTION=REFRESH with the Alert E-mail Test Option
        • Example 8: Submitting ACTION=REFRESH with Backup and Recover Options
  • DATA Step Functions
    • Introduction to DATA Step Functions for Metadata
      • Overview of DATA Step Functions for Metadata
      • Best Practices
      • Array Parameters
    • Understanding DATA Step Functions for Reading and Writing Metadata
      • What Are the DATA Step Functions for Reading and Writing Metadata?
      • Referencing a Metadata Object with a URI
      • Comparison of DATA Step Functions to Metadata Procedures
      • Examples: DATA Step Functions for Reading Metadata
    • DATA Step Functions for Reading and Writing Metadata
      • METADATA_DELASSN Function
      • METADATA_DELOBJ
      • METADATA_GETATTR Function
      • METADATA_GETNASL Function
      • METADATA_GETNASN Function
      • METADATA_GETNATR Function
      • METADATA_GETNOBJ Function
      • METADATA_GETNPRP Function
      • METADATA_GETNTYP Function
      • METADATA_GETPROP Function
      • METADATA_NEWOBJ Function
      • METADATA_PATHOBJ Function
      • METADATA_PAUSED Function
      • METADATA_PURGE Function
      • METADATA_RESOLVE Function
      • METADATA_SETASSN Function
      • METADATA_SETATTR Function
      • METADATA_SETPROP Function
      • METADATA_VERSION Function
    • Understanding DATA Step Functions for Metadata Security Administration
      • What Are the DATA Step Functions for Metadata Security Administration?
      • Transaction Contexts and URIs
      • Using the %MDSECCON() Macro
      • Examples: DATA Step Functions for Metadata Security Administration
    • DATA Step Functions for Metadata Security Administration
      • METASEC_APPLYACT Function
      • METASEC_BEGTRAN Function
      • METASEC_DELACT Function
      • METASEC_ENDTRAN Function
      • METASEC_GETACTA Function
      • METASEC_GETNACT Function
      • METASEC_GETNACTA Function
      • METASEC_GETNAUTH Function
      • METASEC_GETNID Function
      • METASEC_NEWACT Function
      • METASEC_REMACT Function
      • METASEC_SETACTA Function
      • METASEC_SETAUTH Function
  • Recommended Reading
  • Glossary


ProductRelease
Base SAS9.3
SAS Metadata Server9.3
Type
Usage and Reference
Copyright Date
July 2011
Last Updated
28Aug2012