The BI Lineage plug-in for
SAS Management Console scans the BI objects in a selected subset of
the SAS Folders tree and determines the connections between the BI
objects. The scan examines reports and information maps that are stored
in the selected folders and identifies other objects (regardless of
their location) that connect to those reports and information maps.
You can choose any object in the scan and view the lineage or the
reverse lineage for the object. A lineage consists of other objects
that contribute to the selected BI object. These objects could cause
a change in the selected object if any of the objects change. A reverse
lineage consists of other objects within the scope of the scan that
use information from the selected BI object. These objects could be
affected if the selected object changes. You can view a lineage or
reverse lineage as a tree view or in a process flow diagram.
Because the lineage
information is not generated in real time, it is important to keep
the scan information updated. To make this task easier, the plug-in
can generate jobs for running, exporting, or deleting BI Lineage scans.
After the jobs are generated, you can use the Schedule Manager plug-in
to schedule the jobs. Scheduling the job ensures that the scan information
remains updated.
For more information
about the BI Lineage plug-in, see the Help for SAS Management Console.