Using JMP - SAS

96 Import Your Data Chapter 3
Import Data from a Database
Use the WHERE Clause Editor
JMP provides help building WHERE clauses for SQL queries during ODBC import. It provides a WHERE
clause editor that helps you build basic expressions using common SQL features, allowing vendor-specific
functions. For example, you do not need to know whether SQL uses ‘=’ or ‘==’ for comparison, or avg() or
average() for averaging.
In addition, string literals should be enclosed by single quotes (‘string’)rather than double quotes
(“string”).
To open the WHERE clause editor:
1. Connect to a database by following the steps in “Open Data from a Database” on page 88.
2. From the Database Open Table window, shown in Figure 3.25, click the Advanced button.
3. Click the Where button.
USE the WHERE Clause Editor to add any of the following from the work panel: expressions, functions,
and terms. They are applied to the highlighted red box.
1. Click the Table Name Browser to select a table. The columns in that table appear in the list.
2. Click the SQL Vendor Name Browser to select the type of SQL that you want to use: GenericSQL,
Access, DB2, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, or all of the above. Perform an action by clicking a function
or operator in the list and selecting an operator from the list that appears.
Note: The following SQL Server data types are not supported: Binary, Geography, and Geometry.
3. Select an empty formula element in the formula editing area by clicking it. It is selected when there is a
red outline around it. All terms within the smallest nesting box relative to the place that you clicked
become selected. The subsequent actions apply to those combined elements.
4. Add operators to an expression by clicking buttons on the keypad.
5. (Optional) To customize your WHERE clause, select one of the options from the red triangle menu
above the keypad:
Show Boxing
Larger Font
Smaller Font
Show or hide boxes around the WHERE clause terms.
Increase the font size of the formula.
Decrease the font size of the formula.
Simplify
Simply the WHERE clause statement as much as possible.
The WHERE clause editor works similarly to the Formula Editor, which is described in the “Formula
Editor” chapter on page 203.