Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
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.
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