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 i
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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
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
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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 I 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 I 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
Cube Designer Enables you to add and maintain a cube, a data
store that supports OLAP See “Working with OLAP Cubes” on page 116
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
the SAS Data Integration Studio desktop For more information, see the Help for this wizard
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New Library Registers a SAS library in a metadata repository
See “Registering Libraries” on page 59
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 I 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.
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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
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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 I 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.