View the Content of Notes or Documents :: SAS(R) Data Integration Studio 4.5: User's Guide

Problem

You want to view the quick notes that have been added to a registered object, or you want to view the content of notes or documents that are registered on the current metadata server.

Solution

Use one of the following methods:

Tasks

View Quick Notes, Notes, or Documents Associated with a Registered Object

Display the properties window for the object and click the Notes tab. Quick notes are displayed in the Quick Notes field.

For a note, select the note from the Notes Assigned list, and the text of the note displays in the Note text area.

For a document, make note of the specified path for the document in which you are interested. You need third-party software to open the actual document.

View Notes in the SAS Data Integration Studio Tree View

SAS Data Integration Studio supports the following method for displaying the contents of a registered note:

In the tree view, right-click the note and select Properties.
Click the Details tab to read the contents of the note.

View Documents in the SAS Data Integration Studio Tree View

SAS Data Integration Studio supports the following method for displaying the contents of a registered document:

In the tree view, right-click the document and select Open to read the contents of a document in HTML format and some other formats.
If the document is not displayed, right-click the document and select Properties.
Click the Details tab. Note the specified path for the document. You need third-party software to open the actual document.