mm_createdataset.sas File Reference

Create an empty dataset from a metadata definition. More...

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Detailed Description

This macro was built to support viewing empty tables in https://datacontroller.io

The table can be retrieved using LIBRARY.DATASET reference, or directly using the metadata URI.

The dataset is written to the WORK library.

Usage:

%mm_createdataset(libds=metlib.some_dataset)

or

%mm_createdataset(tableuri=G5X8AFW1.BE00015Y)

SAS Macros

• mm_getlibs.sas
• mm_gettables.sas
• mm_getcols.sas

Parameters

libds=	library.dataset metadata source. Note - table names in metadata can be longer than 32 chars (just fyi, not an issue here)
tableuri=	Metadata URI of the table to be created
outds=	(work.mm_createdataset) The dataset to create. The table name needs to be 32 chars or less as per SAS naming rules.
mdebug=	(0) Set to 1 to enable DEBUG messages

Version

9.4

Author

Allan Bowe

Definition in file mm_createdataset.sas.