Use the
Extract SAP R/3 Metadata to SAS Datasets page in the Extract from
R/3 wizard to specify which metadata you want to extract and to identify
the location of the SAP R/3 metadata library. The SAP R/3 metadata
library is the location into which the SAP R/3 metadata is saved.
The extracted metadata is saved in SAS data sets in this library.
You can
also use the Extract SAP R/3 Metadata to SAS Datasets page to specify
the following extract options:
-
whether you want to overwrite existing
metadata or append newly extracted metadata to the existing metadata.
-
whether you want to exclude structures,
maintenance views, and help views when extracting the SAP R/3 metadata.
-
whether you want to extract field
metadata only for the tables for which metadata has already been extracted.
This option applies only if you have previously extracted metadata.
The Extract
SAP R/3 Metadata to SAS Datasets page in the Extract from R/3 wizard
contains the following items:
enables you to verify
the SAP R/3 metadata library, which is the library into which the
SAS data sets are written, and to specify whether you want to overwrite
or append to any existing data sets that are in the SAP metadata library.
This library is selected in the previous window, which is the
SAP Server page.
The
Metadata Library group box contains
the following items:
displays the physical
location of the directory that you defined as the SAP R/3 metadata
library.
Merge into Existing Metadata
enables you to specify
whether you want to overwrite any existing SAS data sets in the SAP
metadata library. If this is selected, the existing metadata is overwritten.
If this is not selected, metadata is appended to the existing SAS
data sets in the SAP R/3 metadata library.
Note: When using
the SAP R/3 Register Tables wizard to extract metadata, this check
box is disabled if the metadata library that you selected on the SAP
Server page is empty.
Select the type of Metadata to extract
enables you to specify
which SAP R/3 metadata you want to extract to SAS data sets and set
extract options for the extraction process. The Select
the type of Metadata to extract group box contains the
following items:
specifies whether you
want to include table metadata when you extract metadata from your
SAP R/3 System. If this is selected, then table metadata is included.
specifies whether you
want to include field metadata when you extract metadata from your
SAP R/3 System. If this is selected, then field metadata is included.
specifies whether you
want to include metadata about the SAP data models and entities when
you extract metadata from your SAP R/3 System. If this is selected,
data model and entity metadata is included.
The Extract
SAP R/3 Metadata to SAS Datasets page in the Extract from R/3 wizard
contains the following buttons:
displays the
Table Ranges to Extract dialog box. You can use it to limit the SAP R/3 tables that are
included in the extraction process.
Note: This button
is enabled only if you select the
Tables check
box.
displays the
Options dialog box so that you can specify extract options such as whether
to exclude structures, maintenance views, and help views when extracting
the SAP R/3 metadata and whether you want to extract field metadata
only for the tables for which metadata has already been extracted.
displays the
Metadata Extract Selection dialog box so that you can view all metadata selections and extract
options that you have specified in the Extract SAP R/3 Metadata to
SAS Datasets page.