SAS/Warehouse Administrator 2.3 Metadata API- P33 pptx

SAS/Warehouse Administrator Metadata Types WHLDRDTL 157 Source File L Yes Yes Yes Step Source Code L Auto supplied No Yes Subprocesses L Yes Yes Yes Property Dependencies When you add or update the LOAD OPTIONS property, if the value of the LOAD TIME COLUMN item is YES, then a valid load time column must exist for the table that is associated with this load process to avoid errors when processing the SOURCE CODE and/or STEP SOURCE CODE properties. You can add a load time column to a table as described in the documentation for the WHCOLTIM type. Using WHLDRDAT Add Update Delete No Yes No WHLDRDAT is a dependent type. To understand how all subtypes of WHPROCES relate to other types, see the process models in “Relationships Among Metadata Types” on page 53. For details about reading process information, see “Reading Process Flow Metadata” on page 62. WHLDRDTL Metadata type for detail table load processes Category: Process Types—Load Parent “WHPRCLDR” on page 207 Overview WHLDRDTL models the metadata for detail table load processes in the SAS/Warehouse Administrator Process Editor. Here is one way to add a detail table load process in SAS/Warehouse Administrator: 1 In the Explorer, select a detail table with the right mouse button. 2 Select Process from the pop-up menu. 3 In the Process Editor, select the table with the right mouse button. 4 Select Edit Load Step. 5 Enter the process information. 158 WHLDRDTL Chapter 3 Properties The following table lists all of the properties for WHLDRDTL and indicates how you can use each property with metadata API methods. In the table, you can specify properties with a Ye s in the Indirect Add column when you indirectly add one object through another, as described in the documentation for the _UPDATE_METADATA_ method. Use this approach to add a new dependent object. For details, see “Using _UPDATE_METADATA_” on page 46. You can pass properties with a Ye s in the Update column to the _UPDATE_METADATA_ method, as described in the documentation for this method. Use this method to update properties of an existing object. For details, see “Using _UPDATE_METADATA_” on page 46. * 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. * Auto supplied means that the property is automatically supplied; any value that you specify for such a property is ignored. 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 Indirect Add Update Method Read Method Expand Parm. Administrator L No No No Cvalue C Yes Yes No Desc C * Auto supplied No No Extended Attributes L Yes Yes Yes Host L Yes Yes No Id C * Req * Req No Load Options L Yes (See Property Dependencies) Yes (See Property Dependencies) No Metadata Created C * Auto suplied No No Metadata Updated C * Auto supplied No No Name C * Auto supplied No No Note L Yes Yes Yes NValue N Yes Yes No Output Tables L * Auto supplied No No Owner L No No No Responsibility C * Default Yes No Source Code L No No Yes SAS/Warehouse Administrator Metadata Types WHLDREXT 159 Source File L Yes Yes Yes Step Source Code L * Auto supplied No Yes Subprocesses L Yes Yes Yes Property Dependencies When you add or update the LOAD OPTIONS property, if the value of the LOAD TIME COLUMN item is YES, then a valid load time column must exist for the table that is associated with this load process to avoid errors when processing the SOURCE CODE and/or STEP SOURCE CODE properties. You can add a load time column to a table as described in the documentation for the WHCOLTIM type. Using WHLDRDTL Add Update Delete No Yes No WHLDRDTL is a dependent type. To understand how all subtypes of WHPROCES relate to other types, see the process models in “Relationships Among Metadata Types” on page 53. For details about reading process information, see “Reading Process Flow Metadata” on page 62. WHLDREXT Metadata type for external file load processes Category: Process Types—Load Parent “WHPRCLDR” on page 207 Overview WHLDREXT models the metadata for external file load processes in the SAS/Warehouse Administrator Process Editor. An external file is an input to an operational data definition (ODD) that extracts information from one or more sources that are not in SAS format. Here is one way to add an external file load process in SAS/Warehouse Administrator: 1 In the Explorer, select an ODD with the right mouse button. 2 Select Process from the pop-up menu. 3 In the Process Editor, select the ODD with the right mouse button. 4 Select 160 WHLDREXT Chapter 3 Add External File from the pop-up menu. 5 Select the external file with the right mouse button. 6 Select Edit Load Step . 7 Enter the process information. Properties The following table lists all of the properties for WHLDREXT and indicates how you can use each property with metadata API methods. In the table, you can specify properties with a Ye s in the Indirect Add column when you indirectly add one object through another, as described in the documentation for the _UPDATE_METADATA_ method. Use this approach to add a new dependent object. For details, see “Using _UPDATE_METADATA_” on page 46. You can pass properties with a Ye s in the Update column to the _UPDATE_METADATA_ method, as described in the documentation for this method. Use this method to update properties of an existing object. For details, see “Using _UPDATE_METADATA_” on page 46. * 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. * Auto supplied means that the property is automatically supplied; any value that you specify for such a property is ignored. 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 Indirect Add Update Method Read Method Expand Parm. Administrator L No No No Cvalue C Yes Yes No Desc C * Auto supplied No No Extended Attributes L Yes Yes Yes Host L Yes Yes No Id C * Req * Req No Load Options L Yes Yes No Metadata Created C * Auto supplied No No Metadata Updated C * Auto supplied No No Name C * Auto supplied No No Note L Yes Yes Yes NValue N Yes Yes No SAS/Warehouse Administrator Metadata Types WHLDRIMF 161 Output Tables L * Auto supplied No No Owner L No No No Responsibility C * Default Yes No Source Code L No No Yes Source File L Yes Yes Yes Step Source Code L * Auto supplied No Yes Subprocesses L Yes Yes Yes Property Dependencies When you add or update the LOAD OPTIONS property, if the value of the LOAD TIME COLUMN item is YES, then a valid load time column must exist for the table that is associated with this load process to avoid errors when processing the SOURCE CODE and STEP SOURCE CODE properties. You can add a load time column to a table as described in the documentation for the WHCOLTIM type. Using WHLDREXT Add Update Delete No Yes No WHLDREXT is a dependent type. To understand how all subtypes of WHPROCES relate to other types, see the process models in “Relationships Among Metadata Types” on page 53. For details about reading process information, see “Reading Process Flow Metadata” on page 62. WHLDRIMF Metadata type for InfoMart file load processes Category: Process Types—Load Parent “WHPRCLDR” on page 207 Overview WHLDRIMF models the metadata for information mart file (InfoMart file) load processes in the SAS/Warehouse Administrator Process Editor. Here is one way to add InfoMart file load processes in SAS/Warehouse Administrator: 1 In the Explorer, select an information mart file with the right mouse button. . models in “Relationships Among Metadata Types” on page 53. For details about reading process information, see “Reading Process Flow Metadata on page 62. WHLDRDTL Metadata type for detail table. on page 20 7 Overview WHLDRDTL models the metadata for detail table load processes in the SAS/Warehouse Administrator Process Editor. Here is one way to add a detail table load process in SAS/Warehouse. models in “Relationships Among Metadata Types” on page 53. For details about reading process information, see “Reading Process Flow Metadata on page 62. WHLDREXT Metadata type for external file