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 in the following situations:

  • when you are starting a spawner that connects to the SAS Metadata Server

  • when you are connecting to a SAS Metadata Server from the Windows Object Manager.

Preparing to Use METACON (z/OS Only)

Before you can use the METACON command on z/OS, you must complete these steps:

1. Allocate a file using the ALLOC z/OS host command. For example,

   ALLOC F(METACFG) SPACE(10 10) TRACKS REUSE

   where METACFG is name of the file.
   
   
2. Use the -METAPROFILE option at SAS invocation to specify the file that you created with the ALLOC host command. For details about the -METAPROFILE system option, see METAPROFILE= System Option in the SAS Language Reference: Dictionary.

Using the METACON Command (All Hosts)

To create a metadata configuration file in SAS:

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 on which the server runs.
   
   

   Port

   specifies the port that the server connection uses.
   
   

   Protocol

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

   Note: If you are creating a configuration file for the object spawner, then you must specify Bridge.

   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.