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SAS/Warehouse Administrator Metadata Types WHGRPDAT 117 2 Select Add Item Data Group 3 Select the data group with the right mouse button. 4 Select Properties. 5 Enter the data group information. Properties The following table lists all of the properties for WHGRPDAT and indicates how you can use each property with metadata API methods. In the table, you can pass properties with a Ye s in the Add column to the _ADD_METADATA_ method. Use this method to add a new object. You can pass properties with a Ye s 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 Ye s 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 Group L * Req No No Icon C Yes Yes No Id C * Req * Req No Members L No 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 Owner L Yes Yes No 118 WHGRPINF Chapter 3 Using WHGRPDAT Add Update Delete Ye s Ye s Ye s WHGRPDAT is an independent type, like all subtypes of WHOBJECT. To understand how all subtypes of WHOBJECT relate to other types, see the general information model in “Relationships Among Metadata Types” on page 53. You can also use the WHGRPDAT type to read Data Mart Group objects that were created prior to SAS/Warehouse Administrator, Release 1.3. WHGRPINF Metadata type for InfoMarts Category: Object Types—Explorer Parent “WHOBJECT” on page 182 Overview WHGRPINF models the metadata for InfoMarts in SAS/Warehouse Administrator. An InfoMart is used to organize InfoMart items and InfoMart files. To add an InfoMart with the SAS/Warehouse Administrator Explorer: 1 Select a subject, data group, or an ODD group with the right mouse button. 2 Select Add Item Information Mart 3 Select the information mart with the right mouse button. 4 Select Properties. 5 Enter the information mart information. Properties The following table lists all of the properties for WHGRPINF and indicates how you can use each property with metadata API methods. In the table, you can pass properties with a Ye s in the Add column to the _ADD_METADATA_ method. Use this method to add a new object. You can pass properties with a Ye s 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. SAS/Warehouse Administrator Metadata Types WHGRPINF 119 Properties with a Ye s 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 Group L * Req No No Icon C Yes Yes No Id C * Req * Req No Members L No 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 Owner L Yes Yes No Using WHGRPINF Add Update Delete Yes Ye s Yes WHGRPINF is an independent type, like all subtypes of WHOBJECT. To understand how all subtypes of WHOBJECT relate to other types, see the general information model in “Relationships Among Metadata Types” on page 53. 120 WHGRPJOB Chapter 3 WHGRPJOB Metadata type for job groups Category: Object Types—Process Editor Parent “WHPOBJCT” on page 205 Overview WHGRPJOB models the metadata for a job group. A job is a metadata record that specifies the processes that create one or more data stores (output tables). Properties The following table lists all of the properties for WHGRPJOB and indicates how you can use each property with metadata API methods. In the table, you can pass properties with a Ye s in the Add column to the _ADD_METADATA_ method. Use this method to add a new object. You can pass properties with a Ye s 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 Ye s 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 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 Owner L Yes Yes No SAS/Warehouse Administrator Metadata Types WHGRPODD 121 Process Groups L * Req Yes No Process Members L No No No Using WHGRPJOB Add Update Delete Yes Ye s Yes WHGRPJOB is an independent type. WHGRPODD Metadata type for ODD groups Category: Object Types—Explorer Parent “WHOBJECT” on page 182 Overview WHGRPODD models the metadata for operational data definition groups in SAS/Warehouse Administrator. An ODD group is used to organize ODDs and InfoMarts. To add an ODD group with the SAS/Warehouse Administrator Explorer: 1 Select an environment with the right mouse button. 2 Select Add Item Operational Data Definition (ODD) Group 3 Select the ODD group with the right mouse button. 4 Select Properties. 5 Enter the ODD group information. Properties The following table lists all of the properties for WHGRPODD and indicates how you can use each property with metadata API methods. In the table, you can pass properties with a Ye s in the Add column to the _ADD_METADATA_ method. Use this method to add a new object. You can pass properties with a Ye s in the Update column to the _UPDATE_METADATA_ method. Use this method to update properties of an existing object. . Among Metadata Types” on page 53. 120 WHGRPJOB Chapter 3 WHGRPJOB Metadata type for job groups Category: Object Types—Process Editor Parent “WHPOBJCT” on page 20 5 Overview WHGRPJOB models the metadata. “Relationships Among Metadata Types” on page 53. You can also use the WHGRPDAT type to read Data Mart Group objects that were created prior to SAS/Warehouse Administrator, Release 1 .3. WHGRPINF Metadata. page 1 82 Overview WHGRPINF models the metadata for InfoMarts in SAS/Warehouse Administrator. An InfoMart is used to organize InfoMart items and InfoMart files. To add an InfoMart with the SAS/Warehouse