What Is a Metadata Identifier?

The SAS Metadata Server uses a unique identifier for every metadata object. The 17-character identifier consists of two parts, separated by a period. It is often represented in documentation as reposid.objectid. An example is A52V87R9.A9000001.
  • The first eight characters (A52V87R9 in the example) identify the SAS Metadata Repository in which the object is stored.
  • The ninth character is always a period.
  • The second set of eight characters (A9000001 in the example) identifies the object in the repository.