About Tables

Tables are the inputs and outputs of most SAS Data Integration Studio jobs. The tables can be SAS tables or tables created by the database management systems that are supported by SAS Access software.

The most common tasks for data tables are listed in the following table.

Common Table Tasks
Task	Action
Register a table (add metadata about the table's physical location, columns, and other attributes).	For more information, see Registering Existing Tables with the Register Tables Wizard and Registering New Tables with the New Table Wizard.
Specify a registered table as a source or a target in a job.	Select the table in a tree. Then, drag it to the Job Editor window for the job and connect it to an appropriate input or output port. For more information, see Creating a Process Flow for a Job.
View the data or metadata for a registered table.	For more information, see Browsing Table Data and Viewing or Updating Table Metadata.

Last updated: January 16, 2018