DataFlux Data Management Studio 2.6: User Guide
You can use the SAS Data Set Connection dialog to connect to a folder that contains one or more SAS data sets. The SAS data is accessed directly on disk without mediation by a server. The dialog contains the following fields and controls:
Name - Specifies a name for this connection.
Description - Enables you to enter a text description for the connection.
Directory - Specifies the path to the folder that contains one or more SAS data sets. Enter the path directly or click Browse to access the Browse For Folder dialog.
Access - DEFAULT is read-write access. READ-ONLY assigns a read-only access. TEMP specifies that the data set be treated as a scratch file. That is, the system will not consume CPU cycles to ensure that the file will not become corrupted.
Compression - Specifies whether the observations in a newly-created SAS data set will be uncompressed or compressed. If you compress data, you might experience a slowdown in performance. The options are as follows:
Table locking - Places exclusive or shared locks on SAS data sets. You can lock tables only if you are the owner or have been granted the privilege. The options are as follows:
Encoding - Specifies the character encoding for the SAS data set. The default is the SAS System encoding. You might select an encoding that is different than the default if you are processing a file with a different encoding. You can select an encoding from the drop-down menu. If you type the first few letters of the desired encoding, the closest match will be added to this field. For more information, see the appendix, Encodings for SAS Data Sets .
Connection String - Displays the connection string for the SAS data set. Check the connection string to see if the appropriate options encoding has been selected for this connection.
Test Connection - Enables you to test the connection that you have created.
Note: You can set global options for connections in the Data Connections tab of the Data Management Studio Options dialog. You can access this dialog from the Tools menu.
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