SAS/Warehouse Administrator Metadata Types

WHGRPDAT

Metadata type for Data Groups

Category:

Object Types--Explorer

Parent
Overview
Properties
Using WHGRPDAT

Parent

WHOBJECT

Overview

WHGRPDAT models the metadata for data groups in SAS/Warehouse Administrator. A data group is a grouping element for data tables, InfoMarts, and other data groups. To add a data group with the SAS/Warehouse Administrator Explorer:

Select a warehouse, a subject, or a parent data group with the right mouse button.
Select Add Item Data Group
Select the data group with the right mouse button.
Select Properties.
Enter the data group information.

Properties

The following table lists all of the properties for WHGRPDAT and indicates how you can use each property with metadata API methods.

In the table, you can pass properties with a Yes in the Add column to the _ADD_METADATA_ method. Use this method to add a new object.

You can pass properties with a Yes in the Update column to the _UPDATE_METADATA_ method. Use this method to update properties of an existing object.

* Req indicates that the property is required; you must provide a value for this property when you use a given method. * Default indicates that the system will provide a default value for that property if you do not provide one.

Properties with a Yes in the Read Method Expand Parm column are valid with the expand parameter of the _GET_METADATA_ method. This method enables you to get detailed metadata about a property and its associated objects through a single method call.

Properties	Type	Add Method	Update Method	Read Method Expand Parm.
Administrator	L	Yes	Yes	No
Cvalue	C	Yes	Yes	No
Desc	C	Yes	Yes	No
Extended Attributes	L	Yes	Yes	Yes
Group	L	* Req	No	No
Icon	C	Yes	Yes	No
Id	C	* Req	* Req	No
Members	L	No	No	No
Metadata Created	C	No	No	No
Metadata Updated	C	No	No	No
Name	C	* Default	Yes	No
Note	L	Yes	Yes	Yes
NValue	N	Yes	Yes	No
Owner	L	Yes	Yes	No

Using WHGRPDAT

Add	Update	Delete
Yes	Yes	Yes

WHGRPDAT is an independent type, like all subtypes of WHOBJECT. To understand how all subtypes of WHOBJECT relate to other types, see the general information model in Relationships Among Metadata Types.

You can also use the WHGRPDAT type to read Data Mart Group objects that were created prior to SAS/Warehouse Administrator, Release 1.3.

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