Preparing to Create Information Marts

In SAS/Warehouse Administrator, make sure that you have created the appropriate Data Warehouse Environment, Data Warehouse, and Subject, Data Group, or ODD Group.

Determine which input source(s) to use for each Information Mart Item and Information Mart File. For example, if the input source for an Information Mart File is an ODD, the ODD must be fully operational.

For an Information Mart Item, determine the user-written source code, which produces the output, and determine the SAS catalog entry in which to store it.

Determine whether you need to define processes such as a User Exit process, Data Transfer process, or Record selector process. Information Marts do not have Mapping processes.

Determine the appropriate location for each Information Mart Item and Information Mart File.

Determine on what platform you want to store the Information Mart File and Information Mart Item. That is, you could store the data store locally or on a remote host.