SAS Data Integration Studio 3.3- P8 pptx

30 Overview of the Main Wizards Chapter 3 Wizard Description Metadata Export Exports the default metadata repository that is specified in your metadata profile. You can export metadata in Common Warehouse Metamodel (CWM) format or in formats that are supported by the optional Meta Integration Model Bridges (MIMBs) from Meta Integration Technology, Inc. See “Importing and Exporting Metadata” on page 98. Metadata Import Imports table metadata in CWM format or in formats that are supported by the optional MIMBs from Meta Integration Technology, Inc. You have the option of comparing the imported metadata to existing metadata. You can view any changes in the Differences window and choose which changes to apply. See “Importing and Exporting Metadata” on page 98. Process Designer Displays the New Job wizard. The New Job wizard enables you to specify one or more tables as the targets (outputs) of a job. This wizard can also be used to create an empty job, into which you can drag and drop tables and transformation templates. See “New Job Wizard” on page 32. Source Designers Generate metadata for one or more selected tables, based on the physical structure of the table(s). See “Example: Using a Source Designer to Register SAS Tables” on page 120. Target Designers Two target designer wizards are provided with SAS Data Integration Studio. The Cube Designer adds and maintains a cube, a data store that supports Online Analytical Processing (OLAP). See “Working with OLAP Cubes” on page 116. The Target Table Designer generates metadata for a single table that does not yet exist in physical storage, such as a table that will be created when a SAS Data Integration Studio job is executed for the first time. Other target designer wizards can be licensed for your site. See “Example: Using the Target Table Designer to Register SAS Tables” on page 140. Transformation Exporter Exports a generated transformation that is registered in your metadata repository. For more information, see “Exporting a Generated Transformation” on page 87. About the Main Windows and Wizards Overview of the Main Wizards 31 Wizard Description Transformation Generator Enables you to create a generated transformation and make it available in the Process Library tree. See “Transformation Generator Wizard” on page 34. Transformation Importer Imports one or more generated transformations that have been exported as XML files. These transformations will be registered in your default metadata repository. For more information, see “Importing a Generated Transformation” on page 87. The Stored Process wizard is available when an administrator right-clicks a job in a tree view and selects Stored Process New from the pop-up menu. For details about stored processes in SAS Data Integration Studio, see “Converting Jobs into Stored Processes” on page 69. The following wizards are available from the New Object wizard selection window. This window is displayed by selecting File New Object from the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop. Some of these wizards are also available from the properties windows for some objects, as described in the following table. Table 3.3 Wizards That Are Accessible from New Object Wizard Selection Window Wizard Description Cube Designer Enables you to add and maintain a cube, a data store that supports OLAP. See “Working with OLAP Cubes” on page 116. New Document Creates a document that you can associate with one or more objects in a metadata repository. For more information, see the Help for this wizard. External Files Enables you to register external files in a metadata repository. Separate wizards are provided for delimited files, fixed-width files, and for user-written access to external files. For more information, see the Help for these wizards. See also “Example: Using a Source Designer to Register an External File” on page 126. New Group Adds a user-defined group to the Custom tree on the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop. For more information, see the Help for this wizard. 32 New Job Wizard Chapter 3 Wizard Description New Library Registers a SAS library in a metadata repository. See “Registering Libraries” on page 59. New Note Creates a note that you can associate with one or more objects in a metadata repository. For more information, see the Help for this wizard. New Job Wizard Use the New Job wizard to select one or more tables as the targets (outputs) of a job. This wizard can also be used to create an empty job into which you can drag and drop tables and transformation templates. One way to display the New Job wizard is to select Tools Process Designer from the menu bar on the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop. The first window in the wizard is shown in the following display. Display 3.14 New Job Wizard The first window enables you to enter a name and description for the new job. About the Main Windows and Wizards New Job Wizard 33 The second window of the wizard enables you to select one or more tables as the targets (outputs) of a job, as shown in the following display. Display 3.15 New Job Wizard, Second Window The wizard uses the selected table(s) to generate a transformation template—a process flow diagram that includes drop zones for metadata that the user must supply. For example, if the Staff Sorted table is selected as the target, the wizard would generate the transformation template that is shown in the following display. Display 3.16 Transformation Template for Sort Staff Job 34 Transformation Generator Wizard Chapter 3 To update a process flow diagram, drag and drop tables from the Inventory tree or from another tree in the tree view. Drag and drop transformation templates from the Process Library tree. Alternatively, in the second window of the New Job wizard, you can select no targets and click Finish after entering a name for the job. The wizard will open an empty job in the Process Designer window. After you have an empty job, you can create a process flow diagram by dragging and dropping tables and transformations into the Process Designer window. This is the approach that is described in “Create and Populate the New Job” on page 100. Transformation Generator Wizard One of the easiest ways to customize SAS Data Integration Studio is to create your own generated transformations. Unlike Java-based plug-ins that require software development, generated transformations are created with a wizard. The Transformation Generator wizard guides you through the steps of specifying SAS code for a generated transformation and saving the transformation to the current metadata repository. After the transformation is saved, it is displayed in the Process Library tree, where it is available for use in any job. To display the Transformation Generator wizard, go to the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop, then select Tools Transformation Generator from the menu bar. The general information window of the wizard is displayed, as shown in the following display. Display 3.17 General Information Window, Transformation Generator Wizard The general information window enables you to enter a name and description for the new transformation. It also enables you to specify the folder where the new transformation will appear in the Process Library tree. . on the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop. For more information, see the Help for this wizard. 32 New Job Wizard Chapter 3 Wizard Description New Library Registers a SAS library in a metadata. Object from the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop. Some of these wizards are also available from the properties windows for some objects, as described in the following table. Table 3. 3 Wizards That. 30 Overview of the Main Wizards Chapter 3 Wizard Description Metadata Export Exports the default metadata repository that is specified in your metadata profile. You can export metadata in