Inventory Tree

The Inventory tree is one of the tree views in the left panel of the desktop. It displays metadata for objects that are registered on the current metadata server, such as tables and libraries. The Inventory tree displays a subset of the metadata that is available in the Folders tree. It displays metadata that is relevant to SAS Data Integration Studio, organized by type. For example, in the Inventory tree, you can find job metadata in the folder named Jobs, and so on.

Note: Not all metadata objects in the Inventory tree can be added or updated in SAS Data Integration Studio. Some objects appear in the tree view for other reasons.

For example, you cannot add or update actions, conditions, or deployed flows in SAS Data Integration Studio, but they appear in the tree view so that they can be included in the import and export of jobs. Likewise, you cannot add or update information maps in SAS Data Integration Studio, but they appear in the tree view so that they can be displayed in impact analysis.

The following table describes the folders and icons for metadata objects in the Inventory tree and the Folders tree.

Main Icons for Metadata Objects in the Inventory Tree and Folders Tree
Folder Name	Icon	Description
Action		Metadata for a Status Handling action. SAS provides a number of actions, such as Skip the Record and Send Email, that can be performed when certain conditions are met during the execution of a job. You cannot add or update actions.
Business Rule Flow		Metadata for an XML file containing ordered rules, conditional events, and analytical models that can be deployed for execution to produce a decision.
Condition		Metadata for a Status Handling conditions. SAS provides a number of conditions, such as Successful and Error in Process, that can be tested for when jobs are executed. You cannot add or update conditions.
Conditional action set		Metadata for the default Status Handling conditional action sets (conditions and actions). You cannot add or update conditional action sets.
Cube		Metadata for a SAS cube, a logical set of data that is organized and structured in a hierarchical, multidimensional arrangement. A cube supports online analytical processing (OLAP).
Decision Logic		Metadata for an Enterprise Decision Management flow, which used to structure the input data in an Enterprise Decision Management transformation into output data.
Deployed flow		Metadata for a job flow used for scheduling. Job flows are maintained in SAS Management Console. You cannot use SAS Data Integration Studio to add or update a deployed flow.
Deployed job		Metadata for a file that contains the code of a job that was deployed for scheduling. The icon for the original job has a blue triangle overlay, which indicates that the job has been deployed for scheduling.
Dimension (shared)		Metadata for a dimension that is used by multiple cubes.
Document		Metadata for a document. Many metadata objects have a Description attribute, which is limited to 200 characters. A document can be used to supplement the Description. Documents can contain graphics as well as text.
External file		Metadata for an external file. An external file is a file that is created and maintained by a host operating system or by another vendor's software application. A comma-delimited file is one example.
Generated transformation		Metadata for a transformation that is created with the Transformation Generator wizard. The wizard helps you specify SAS code for the transformation.
Information map (OLAP)		Metadata for an Information Map that is based on a SAS cube. Information Maps are created and maintained in SAS Information Map Studio, and they can be used in end-user applications. You cannot use SAS Data Integration Studio to add or update an information map, but information maps are shown in impact analysis.
Information map (Relational)		Metadata for an Information Map that is based on one or more tables.
Job		Metadata for a SAS Data Integration Studio job. A job is collection of SAS tasks that create output.
Job (cube)		Metadata for a read-only job that creates a SAS cube.
Libraries		Metadata for a library. In SAS software, a library is a collection of one or more files that are recognized by SAS and that are referenced and stored as a unit.
Message queue		Metadata for a message queue. A message queue is a place where one program can send messages to be retrieved by another program.
Note		Metadata for a note. Many metadata objects have a Description attribute, which is limited to 200 characters. A note can be used to supplement the Description. Notes can contain text only.
OLAP Schema		Metadata for an OLAP schema. In general, do not add or update OLAP Schemas in SAS Data Integration Studio.
Prompt		Metadata for prompts. In general, do not add or update prompts in SAS Data Integration Studio.
Prompt group		Metadata for prompt groups. In general, do not add or update prompt groups in SAS Data Integration Studio.
Search folder		Metadata for saved searches that you can initiate from the Tools menu and save for future use.
Stored Processes		Metadata for a stored process that was generated from a SAS Data Integration Studio job. Enables users to execute SAS Data Integration Studio jobs from applications such as SAS Enterprise Guide or a web service client.
Table		Metadata for a table.
Web service (generated)		Metadata for generated web services.

A modifier icon called an icon overlay indicates that an object is in a certain state or has special attributes. The following table describes the overlay icons for metadata objects in the Inventory tree and the Folders tree.

Icon Overlays for Metadata Objects in the Inventory Tree and Folders Tree
Icon Overlay	Description
	An ampersand on the icon for a table, external file, or job indicates that some attributes of the object, such as its physical path, are specified as variables rather than literal values. These parameterized tables and jobs are often used in iterative jobs.
	A blue triangle overlay on the icon for a job indicates that this job has been deployed for scheduling.
	A blue sphere overlay on the icon for a table indicates that this table has been configured as a web stream and is the input or output of a web service job.
	A check mark overlay on any metadata object means that the object has been checked out under change management. Only the person who checked out the object can modify it.

Last updated: January 16, 2018