Contents
What’s New vii
Overview vii
System Options vii
Metadata LIBNAME Engine viii
Procedures viii
DATA Step Functions ix
Documentation Enhancements ix
P A R T 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 1 􀀀 What Are the Metadata Language Elements? 3
Overview of Metadata Language Elements 3
When to Use Metadata Language Elements 3
Accessibility Features of SAS Language Interfaces to Metadata 4
Chapter 2 􀀀 Metadata Object Identifiers and URIs 5
What Is a Metadata Identifier? 5
Obtaining Metadata Names and Identifiers 5
What Is a URI? 6
Chapter 3 􀀀 Examples: Using Metadata Language Elements 7
Overview of the Examples 7
Example: Pausing the Server for an Administration Task 7
Example: Creating a PropertySet Object for Use with LIBOPTSET= 8
Example: Creating a Report with the METADATA Procedure and the XML Engine 9
Example: Creating a Report with the DATA Step 15
P A R T 2 System Options 21
Chapter 4 􀀀 Introduction to System Options for Metadata 23
Overview of System Options for Metadata 23
Connection Options 24
Encryption Options 26
Resource Option 26
Chapter 5 􀀀 System Options for Metadata 27
P A R T 3 Metadata LIBNAME Engine 45
Chapter 6 􀀀 Introduction to the Metadata LIBNAME Engine 47
Overview of the Metadata LIBNAME Engine 47
What Is Supported? 48