The SAS Open Metadata Interface
enables clients to read and write the metadata of applications that
comply with the metadata architecture. It also supports the development
of clients to maintain repositories and to control the SAS Metadata
Server, but these tasks are secondary. Mostly, clients use the SAS
Open Metadata Interface to read or write the metadata of applications.
For example, a client might use the SAS Open Metadata Interface to
perform the following tasks:
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Store LIBNAME information that
is needed to access data stores so that the information is available
centrally and can be maintained independently of the client.
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Store details about data sources,
such as SAS and database table and column names, formats, data types,
and information about responsible parties, so that the information
can be centrally searched and used to locate tables that meet specified
criteria.
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Return a list of available SAS
application servers and use their definitions to maintain their configuration
and manage the servers. For example, the definitions could be used
to start, stop, pause, and resume the servers.
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Define access controls on resources
and request authorization decisions from the SAS Open Metadata Architecture
authorization facility.