SAS/Warehouse Administrator 2.3 Metadata API- P57 doc

Sample Metadata API Code Write Metadata Code Sample 277 end; /* else */ return; term: /* * Make sure to _TERM_ the api object * so that an orderly clean up * is performed. */ call send(i_api,’_TERM_’); return; Write Metadata Code Sample /* Sample Write Metadata Program * for SAS/Warehouse Administrator */ /* Insert code to instantiate the metadata API * and attach to the primary and secondary * metadata repositories. */ /* * Add a new Detail Table. */ l_meta=makelist(); /* * Set which group to add this new table to. */ l_groups=makelist(); l_group=makelist(); l_groups=insertl(l_groups,l_group,-1); l_group=insertc(l_group,group_id,-1,’ID’); l_meta=insertl(l_meta,l_groups,-1,’GROUP’); /* * Use the same repository id as the group. */ repos_id=scan(group_id,1,’.’); new_type=repos_id||’.WHDETAIL’; l_meta=insertc(l_meta,new_type,-1,’ID’); 278 Write Metadata Code Sample Appendix 1 /* * Set the name for the display. */ l_meta=insertc(l_meta,’NEW TABLE’,-1,’NAME’); /* * Set the desc for the display. */ l_meta=insertc(l_meta,’New table added through API’,-1,’DESC’); /* * Set an icon for the display. */ l_meta=insertc(l_meta,’SASHELP.I0808.ADD.IMAGE’, -1,’ICON’); /* * Define a column. The COLUMNS property * contains a sublist * per column. */ l_cols=makelist(); l_col=makelist(); l_cols=insertl(l_cols,l_col,-1); l_meta=insertl(l_meta,l_cols,-1,’COLUMNS’); col_id=repos_id||’.’||’WHCOLUMN’; l_col=insertc(l_col,col_id,-1,’ID’); l_col=insertc(l_col,’CUSTOMER’,-1,’NAME’); l_col=insertc(l_col,’Name of Customer’,-1, ’DESC’); l_col=insertc(l_col,’C’,-1,’TYPE’); l_col=insertn(l_col,75,-1,’LENGTH’); /* * Add any additional properties. *: *: */ /* * Add the table. */ Sample Metadata API Code Write Metadata Code Sample 279 call send(i_api,’_ADD_METADATA_’, l_rc,l_meta); if l_rc = 0 then do; put ’Table Added successfully’; end; /* if */ else do; msg=getnitemc(l_rc,’MSG’,1,1, ’ERROR: _ADD_METADATA_ FAILED’); put msg; list_rc=dellist(l_rc); end; /* else */ l_meta=dellist(l_meta,’Y’); 280 281 APPENDIX 2 Metadata Type Inheritance Tree SAS/Warehouse Administrator Metadata Type Inheritance Tree 281 SAS/Warehouse Administrator Metadata Type Inheritance Tree The following figures illustrate the inheritance tree for SAS/Warehouse Administrator metadata types. . do; msg=getnitemc(l_rc,’MSG’,1,1, ’ERROR: _ADD _METADATA_ FAILED’); put msg; list_rc=dellist(l_rc); end; /* else */ l_meta=dellist(l_meta,’Y’); 28 0 28 1 APPENDIX 2 Metadata Type Inheritance Tree SAS/Warehouse Administrator Metadata. Type Inheritance Tree 28 1 SAS/Warehouse Administrator Metadata Type Inheritance Tree The following figures illustrate the inheritance tree for SAS/Warehouse Administrator metadata types. . send(i_api,’_TERM_’); return; Write Metadata Code Sample /* Sample Write Metadata Program * for SAS/Warehouse Administrator */ /* Insert code to instantiate the metadata API * and attach to the primary and secondary * metadata