SAS 9.1.3 Integration Technologies » Developer's Guide


SAS Package Retriever
Requirements
Invoking SAS Package Retriever
Obtaining a Package
From Archive
From Queue
From WebDAV
Selecting Package Entries for Retrieval and Storage
Retrieving and Storing a Package Entry
SAS Data
SAS Data Set
SAS Catalog or Database
External Data
Binary File
Binary File of Type CSV
HTML File
Text File
Viewer File
Removing the Package from the Transport Location
Publishing Framework

Selecting Package Entries for Retrieval and Storage

The Result Package Tree View window enables you to browse a tree view of all the packages and entries that you obtained via the specified transport.

Result Package Tree View Window

  1. Look at the contents of a package (or to expand the package view) by clicking the plus sign (+) that is next to the folder that contains the package.

    The preceding illustration shows an expanded view of the North American Sales package.

    Collapse the view of a folder by clicking the minus sign (-) that is next to the folder.

  2. Retrieve and store a package entry by double-clicking the entry or highlighting the entry and clicking OK.

  3. Specify properties for retrieving and storing the entry type.

    How you retrieve and store an entry depends on its type. For details about retrieving and storing the entry, double-click the applicable entry type.

    SAS file types are as follows:

    External file types are as follows:

  4. After you permanently retrieve and store a package, you might choose to remove the entire package from the transport. For details, see Removing the Package from the Transport.