SAS/Warehouse Administrator Metadata Types

WHEVENT

Metadata type for events

Category:

Object Types--Process Editor

Parent
Overview
Properties
Using WHEVENT

Parent

WHPOBJCT

Overview

WHEVENT models the metadata for an event. An event is a metadata record that specifies a condition for controlling a Job, such as checking for certain return codes or verifying the existence of a file. To use events, you must create them, include them in a job flow, and then write a metadata API program that reads the job flow and generates code for it.

Properties

The following table lists all of the properties for WHEVENT 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
Icon	C	Yes	Yes	No
Id	C	* Req	* Req	No
Input Objects	L	No	No	No
Input Sources	L	Yes	Yes	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
Output Objects	L	No	No	No
Output Targets	L	Yes	Yes	No
Owner	L	Yes	Yes	No
Process Groups	L	* Req	Yes	No
Process Members	L	No	No	No

New properties for WHEVENT are as follows:

INPUT OBJECTS: specifies an SCL list of general identifying information about the objects that are input to this event.
INPUT SOURCES: specifies an SCL list of general identifying information about the sources that are input to this event. This list must be of type WHJOB or WHEVENT. Adding an object beneath itself is prevented.
OUTPUT OBJECTS: specifies an SCL list of general identifying information about the objects that are output from this event.
OUTPUT TARGETS: specifies an SCL list of general identifying information about the targets that are output from this event. This list must be of type WHJOB or WHEVENT. Adding an object beneath itself is prevented.

Using WHEVENT

Add	Update	Delete
Yes	Yes	Yes

WHEVENT is an independent type.

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