Defining Package Content (What to Publish)

In the What to Publish tab, specify the items to include in the package.

1. Activate the What to Publish tab on the SAS Publisher window by clicking the tab title.

   

   If you invoke SAS Publisher for the first time, the fields in the What to Publish tab are empty.

   Otherwise, the fields already contain data from previous SAS Publish sessions. If you specified a package's metadata when you started SAS Publisher, the content of that package is automatically displayed in the fields of this tab. If you did not specify a package's metadata, the metadata from the last successful publish is displayed (by default the metadata is stored in SASUSER.ZPUBLISH).

   The What to Publish tab includes fields for providing a brief description of the package and a lengthier abstract of the package.

   It also lists the content of an existing package in the Items to Include in Package area.

   Buttons to the left of the package view area provide functions for adding, editing, deleting, and re-ordering package items.

2. You can optionally enter a brief description of the package and an abstract in the appropriate fields.

3. Click the Add Item button in the What to Publish tab, which invokes the Specify Item to Insert sub-window. You use this window to specify the item and its defining parameters.

   

   The SAS Data Set item is selected by default.

4. Specify the type of item that you want to add to the package by clicking the appropriate Type of Item to Publish button.

   Additional fields and buttons might appear, depending on which item type you select.

   For details about specifying options and advanced settings that are specific to the item type, see

   • Adding a SAS data set
   • Adding a SAS data base or a SAS catalog
   • Adding ODS output
   • Adding an external file
   • Adding a URL.

5. Repeat this process to add as many items as you want to the package.

   You can click the Add Item button to add more items to the package, or you can select an item from the window to edit (click Edit Item), to delete (click Remove), or to rearrange (click Move Up or Move Down).

6. After you finish specifying items for the package, you must decide on the transport to use for delivering the package to the intended audience. Click the Where to Publish tab.