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110 Viewing Data in Tables, External Files, or Temporary Output Tables Chapter 7 6 On the Physical Storage tab, select Enable case-sensitive DBMS object names to support case-sensitive table and column names. Select Enable special characters within DBMS object names to support special characters in table and column names. For details about these options as they relate to SAS tables, see “Case and Special Characters in SAS Table and Column Names” on page 73. 7 Click OK to save your changes. 8 In the Project tree, select the repository icon. From the menu bar on the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop, select Project Check In Repository. Viewing Data in Tables, External Files, or Temporary Output Tables Overview Use the View Data window to display the data for a table or external file that is registered in a current metadata repository. You can also use the View Data window to display the data for a transformation’s temporary output table. For a description of the View Data window, see “View Data Window” on page 27. When working under change management, you do not have to check out a table or file to view its data. View Data for a Table or External File in a Tree View The following steps describe one way to display the data for a table or external file from the tree view. The table or file must be registered in a current metadata repository and must exist in physical storage. 1 On the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop, select the Inventory tab. 2 In the Inventory tree, open the Tables folder or the External Files folder. 3 Select the metadata for the desired table or file, then select View View Data from the menu bar. The View Data window displays the data in the table or file. Verify that the content, format, and column headings are what you expected. View Data for a Table or External File in a Process Flow After the metadata for a table or external file has been added to the process flow in a job, you might want to verify that the corresponding physical table or file contains the data that you were expecting. Note: The metadata for a target table might not point to a physical table until after the job has run for the first time. Before the first run, new target tables might exist as metadata only. The following steps describe one way to view the data for a table or external file in the process flow for a job: 1 On the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop, select the Inventory tab. 2 In the Inventory tree, expand the Jobs folder. 3 Select the desired job, then select View View Job from the menu bar. The process flow diagram for the job displays on the Process Editor tab in the Process Designer window. Main Tasks for Users Viewing Metadata for Jobs 111 4 Select the metadata for the desired table or external file, then select View View Data from the menu bar. The View Data window displays the data in the table or file. Verify that the content, format, and column headings are what you expected. View Data in a Transformation’s Temporary Output Table If a target table in a process flow does not contain the data that you were expecting, you might want to verify that the inputs to that target table are correct. The most immediate input to the target table is the temporary output table of the preceding transformation in the process flow. Use the View Data window to display data in the temporary output tables for a transformation in a job, if the transformation creates temporary output tables. Note: To view the temporary output tables for a transformation, you have to execute the job and view the temporary tables in the same session of the Process Designer window. The temporary output tables for transformations are deleted when you close the Process Designer window. The following steps describe one way to display data in the temporary output tables for a transformation in a job: 1 On the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop, select the Inventory tab. 2 In the Inventory tree, expand the Jobs folder. 3 Select the desired job, then select View View Job from the menu bar. The process flow diagram for the job displays on the Process Editor tab in the Process Designer window. 4 Execute the job. (The transformation must have been executed at least once in order for the temporary output tables to exist in physical storage.) Select Tools Submit from the menu bar. 5 Select the metadata for the desired transformation, then select View View Data from the menu bar. The View Data window displays the data in the temporary output table for a transformation. Verify that the content, format, and column headings are what you expected. See also “Analyzing Transformation Output Tables” on page 192. Viewing Metadata Viewing Metadata for Jobs Overview Use the property window for a job to view its basic metadata. For example, you can find out if user-written code has been specified for the entire job, or if any code is supposed to run before or after the job. For a description of the job properties window, see “Job Properties Window” on page 17. 112 Viewing Metadata for Tables and External Files Chapter 7 View Metadata for a Job Assume that the metadata for the job is currently checked into a change-managed repository. 1 On the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop, select the Inventory tab. 2 In the Inventory tree, expand the Jobs folder. 3 Select the desired job, then select File Properties from the menu bar. A properties window for the job is displayed. 4 Use the tabs in this window to view the metadata for the jobs. Each tab has its own Help button. Viewing Metadata for Tables and External Files Overview Use the properties window to display the metadata for a table or external file that is registered in a current metadata repository. For a description of the table properties window, see “Table or External File Properties Window” on page 26. When working under change management, you do not have to check out a table or file to view its metadata. View Metadata for a Table or External File in a Tree View The following steps describe one way to view the metadata for a table or external file in the tree view: 1 On the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop, select the Inventory tab. 2 In the Inventory tree, open the Tables folder or the External Files folder. 3 Select the metadata for the desired table or file, then select File Properties from the menu bar. The properties window displays the metadata for the table or file. Each tab has its own Help button. View the Metadata for a Table in a Process Flow The following steps describe one way to view the metadata for a table or external file in the process flow for a job: 1 On the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop, select the Inventory tab. 2 In the Inventory tree, expand the Jobs folder. 3 Select the desired job, then select View View Job from the menu bar. The process flow diagram for the job displays on the Process Editor tab in the Process Designer window. 4 Select the metadata for the desired table or external file, then select File Properties from the menu bar. The properties window displays the metadata for the table or file. Each tab has its own Help button. Main Tasks for Users About Change Management 113 Viewing Metadata for Transformations Overview Use the property window for a transformation to view the metadata for a process in a job. For example, you can find out what options have been set on the Options tab or if user-written code has been specified for the transformation. For a description of the transformation properties window, see “Transformation Properties Window” on page 27. For a description of the standard transformations in the Process Library, see Appendix 1, “Standard Transformations in the Process Library,” on page 217. View Metadata for a Transformation Assume that the metadata for the job that contains the transformation is currently checked into a change-managed repository. 1 On the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop, select the Inventory tab. 2 In the Inventory tree, expand the Jobs folder. 3 Select the job that contains the transformation, then select View View Job from the menu bar. The process flow diagram for the job displays on the Process Editor tab in the Process Designer window. 4 Select the metadata for the desired transformation, then select File Properties from the menu bar. The properties window displays the metadata for the transformation. Working with Change Management About Change Management SAS Data Integration Studio enables you to create metadata objects that define sources, targets, and the transformations that connect them. This metadata is saved to one or more repositories. When administrators create the metadata repositories for a project, they usually put them under change-management control. Change management enables multiple SAS Data Integration Studio users to work with the same metadata repository at the same time without overwriting each other’s changes. Under change management, SAS Data Integration Studio users without administrative privilege cannot directly update any metadata in a change-managed repository. Instead, each user must check out metadata from the change-managed repository and into a project repository for that user. The user can update the metadata as needed, and when finished, they can check it back into the change-managed repository. As long as the metadata for a resource is checked out by one person, it is locked so that it cannot be updated by another person until the metadata has been checked back into the repository. 114 Adding New Metadata Chapter 7 Adding New Metadata Preparation Before you can add metadata to a repository that is under change-management control, you must open an appropriate metadata profile, as described in “Opening a Metadata Profile” on page 95. Note: When you add a new metadata object, such as the metadata for a table, the metadata goes directly into the Project tree on the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop. Task Summary In SAS Data Integration Studio, you can add metadata for a library, a table, a job, or some other resource. The metadata for the new resource will be added to the Project tree on the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop. For details about adding metadata for libraries, tables and jobs, see the following references: “Registering Libraries” on page 59 “Registering Sources and Targets” on page 97 Chapter 10, “Example Process Flows,” on page 149 Next Tasks After you have added new metadata to the Project tree, you can update it. After you have finished any updates, you can check in the metadata to the change-managed repository. See “Checking In Metadata” on page 115. Checking Out Existing Metadata Preparation Before you can check out metadata from a change-managed repository, you must open an appropriate metadata profile, as described in “Opening a Metadata Profile” on page 95. Remember the following about check-out operations: You cannot update metadata in the Inventory tree or the Custom tree. You must check out the metadata to the Project tree and update it there. After the metadata for a resource has been checked out by one person, it is locked so that it cannot be updated by another person until the metadata has been checked back in. If two or more tables share a common metadata object—such as the metadata for a primary key, a note, or a document—and you check out one of these tables, only you can check out the other tables that share that common object. (Other users cannot access the common metadata object that you have checked out, and the shared object is required in order to check out a table that uses that object.) . tree on the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop. Task Summary In SAS Data Integration Studio, you can add metadata for a library, a table, a job, or some other resource. The metadata for the. the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop, select Project Check In Repository. Viewing Data in Tables, External Files, or Temporary Output Tables Overview Use the View Data window to display the data. display data in the temporary output tables for a transformation in a job: 1 On the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop, select the Inventory tab. 2 In the Inventory tree, expand the Jobs folder. 3 Select