SAS/Warehouse Administrator Metadata Types

WHHOST

Metadata type for host definitions

Category:

Global Metadata Types

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Overview
Properties
Using WHHOST

Parent

WHROOT

Overview

WHHOST models the metadata for host definitions in SAS/Warehouse Administrator. A host definition is a metadata record that specifies a computer where data stores reside, where processes and jobs execute, or where process output is sent. Host definitions are included in the metadata records for data stores, processes, and scheduling server definitions in an environment. In SAS/Warehouse Administrator, to add a host definition to the current environment in the Explorer:

Select File Setup from the pull-down menu.
Select Hosts.
Click Add.
Enter the host information.

Properties

The following table lists all of the properties for WHHOST 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.
Comamid	C	Yes	Yes	No
Cvalue	C	Yes	Yes	No
Desc	C	Yes	Yes	No
Extended Attributes	L	Yes	Yes	Yes
Icon	C	Yes	Yes	No
Id	C	No	* Req	No
Locale	C	* Req	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
Operating System	C	Yes	Yes	No
Processes	L	No	No	No
Remote Address	C	Yes	Yes	No
SAS Version	C	Yes	Yes	No
Script	L	Yes	Yes	Yes
Source Code	L	No	No	Yes
Tables	L	No	No	No
Use Script	C	Yes	Yes	No

New properties for WHHOST are as follows:

COMAMID: indicates the SAS/CONNECT Access Method (comamid) option value that is needed to access this host.
ICON: specifies the catalog entry name of the associated icon. For more information about icons, see Using Icon Information.
LOCALE: indicates the location of this host. Values can be either LOCAL or REMOTE.
OPERATING SYSTEM: represents the operating system for this host. Valid values are defined by what is available on the Host Options tab of the Host Properties window. Some possible values are CMS, MVS, OS/2, UNIX, VMS, Windows.
PROCESSES: specifies an SCL list of general identifying information about the processes that execute on this host.
REMOTE ADDRESS: represents the remote address of this host.
SAS VERSION: indicates the version of SAS that is running on this host. Valid values are defined by what is available on the Host Options tab of the Host Properties window.
SCRIPT: specifies an SCL list of general identifying information about the SAS/CONNECT script that is associated with this host.
SOURCE CODE: specifies an SCL list of general identifying information about the source code that is needed to access this host.
TABLES: specifies an SCL list of general identifying information about the tables that reside on this host.
USE SCRIPT: specifies whether a SAS/CONNECT SIGNON script is used to connect to a remote host. Valid entries are NO (no script is used) or YES (a script is used).

Using WHHOST

Add	Update	Delete
Yes	Yes	Yes

WHHOST is an independent type. To understand how WHHOST relates to other types, see the host, process, and physical storage models in Relationships Among Metadata Types.

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