Creating a Metadata Configuration File in SAS

The Metadata Server Connections window in SAS enables you to:

• configure information for connecting to a SAS Metadata Server
• export the configuration to a metadata configuration file that you can use when connecting to a SAS Metadata Server from the Windows Object Manager.

To create a metadata configuration file in SAS, follow these steps:

1. Start SAS and enter the METACON command. The Metadata Server Connections window appears.

   

   
   

2. Click Add to create a new connection and complete the following fields:

   Name

   Specifies a name for the server connection.
   
   

   Server

   Specifies the fully-qualified name of the machine that the server runs on.
   
   

   Port

   Specifies the port that the server connection uses.
   
   

   Protocol

   Specifies whether the connection uses IOM Bridge protocol or COM protocol.
   
   

   User Name

   Specifies the user ID that is used to log on to the server. You might need to specify your authentication domain using the format domain\user-ID.
   
   

   Password

   Specifies the password that is used to log on to the server.
   
   

   Repository

   Specifies which metadata repository on the server to use.

   
   

3. To export the connection information as a metadata configuration file, click Export.