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Source Properties of the Data Object Read Operation

The source properties represent the data that is populated based on the SAS data sets that you added when you created the data object. The source properties of the data object read operation include general and column properties that apply to the SAS data sets.

You can view the source properties of the data object read operation from the

General

Column

, and

Advanced

tabs.

General Properties

The general properties display the name and description of the SAS data set.

Column Properties

The column properties display the data types, precision, and scale of the source property in the data object read operation.

You can view the following source column properties of the data object read operation:

Name: Name of the column property.
Type: Native data type of the column property.
Precision: Maximum number of significant digits for numeric data types or maximum number of characters for string data types. For numeric data types, precision includes scale.
Scales: Maximum number of digits after the decimal point for numeric values.
Description: Description of the column property.
Is Primary Key: Determines if the column property is a part of the primary key.
Format, Informat, Length, and Label: Determines the SAS field attributes. You can edit the SAS field attributes. However, you cannot change the length for string fields. The length for string fields follows the precision value on the
Columns
tab.