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  • PowerExchange Adapters for PowerCenter 10.5.8
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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to PowerExchange for SAS
  3. Installation and Configuration
  4. Working with SAS Sources
  5. Working with SAS Targets
  6. Working with SAS Sessions
  7. Appendix A: SAS Datatype Reference
  8. Appendix B: SPI Server Configuration Parameters
  9. Appendix C: Error Messages

PowerExchange for SAS User Guide for PowerCenter

PowerExchange for SAS User Guide for PowerCenter

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Importing a SAS Source Definition

Importing a SAS Source Definition

When you import a SAS data object, the PowerCenter Client imports metadata from the SAS data dictionary that describes the data object. The metadata is used to register the data object as a source definition in the repository.
Perform the following steps to import a SAS source definition:
  1. Click
    Sources
     in the Source Analyzer.
  2. Import
    SAS
     Source from the file.
    The
    Import SAS Source
     page appears.
  3. Select the SAS Server you want to use and enter the user name and password.
  4. Click
    Connect
    .
Perform the following steps to import a SAS source definition from a SAS file:
  1. Click
    Sources
     in the Source Analyzer.
  2. Import
    SAS
     Source from the file.
    The
    Import SAS Source
     page appears.
  3. Navigate to the physical SAS file whose definition you want to import.
  4. Click
    OK
    .
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