Using JMP - SAS

68 Import Your Data Chapter 3
Import Data from SAS
– Save all members Saves the file as a JMP file as soon as you open it. The file is saved to the same
directory where the SAS transport file was opened. On Macintosh, the option is Save all.
– Select Columns Tells JMP to open only certain columns from the transport file. Select the
columns that you want to import from the list that appears. On Macintosh, the option is Select
columns before opening.
5. Click Open.
Note: If you are importing date variables from a SAS file, JMP looks for a SAS date format and translates it
to a JMP date column.
Create SAS Transport Files in SAS
JMP can open SAS transport files that were saved using the SAS XPORT engine. For example, below is
sample SAS code that creates a transport file called test.
Note: misc and work are SAS libref names.
data test;
input name $ age weight;
cards;
Susan 12 72
Melanie 10 68
Jonathan 11 77
Sheila 13 67
;
libname misc xport 'C:/test.xpt';
proc copy in=work out=misc;
run;
Connect to SAS
You can either connect to a SAS Metadata Server or directly to a SAS Workspace Server. Once connected to
a SAS Metadata Server, you can browse through SAS servers, libraries, and data sets.
Note: The earliest supported release of the SAS Metadata Server is version 9.1.3 SP4. Connections to
earlier releases of the SAS Metadata Server are experimental and are not supported.
To connect to a SAS server, click File > SAS > Server Connections. The SAS Server Connections window
in Figure 3.10 appears. All connections are made in this window.