Depictions of Importing Data

Import Data Files from Your Computer

The following figure depicts how a file (SAS data set, spreadsheet, or delimited file) is accessed from the client PC, transferred to the SAS Workspace Server, and then stored in an output table.

Note: When you import a SAS data set, it is not processed with PROC IMPORT. SAS data sets are transferred to output with a DATA step.

You can import data files that are available from the file systems on your PC. This includes local file systems such as C:\ on Windows machines, and paths such as /home/$USER on UNIX machines. Network file systems and shares are also included, such as UNC paths like \\nas\spreadsheets.

For detailed steps, see Importing a Local Data File.

Import SAS Data Sets on a SAS Server

The following figure depicts how the client PC can be used to specify a SAS data set on the SAS Application Server machine (represented as the SAS Workspace Server), and then load the data set to memory on a SAS LASR Analytic Server.

Depiction of importing a SAS data set on a SAS server

You can direct the SAS Workspace Server to access the file systems on the server. For example, if you have a large data set, you can use FTP or another method to copy it to a directory on the server, and then use the server to import it. For detailed steps, see Importing a SAS Data Set on a Server.