SAS/ACCESS 9.2 for Relational Databases: Reference, Fourth Edition

SAS/ACCESS Interface to Netezza 4 Publishing SAS Formats 639ArgumentsDATABASE=database-namespecifies the name of a Netezza database to which the SAS_PUT( ) function andthe formats are published. This argument lets you publish the SAS_PUT( )function and the formats to a shared database where other users can access them.Interaction: The database that is specified by the DATABASE= argument takesprecedence over the database that you specify in the INDCONN macro variable.For more information, see “Running the %INDNZ_PUBLISH_FORMATSMacro” on page 638.Tip: It is not necessary that the format definitions and the SAS_PUT( ) functionreside in the same database as the one that contains the data that you want toformat. You can use the SQLMAPPUTO= system option to specify the databasewhere the format definitions and the SAS_PUT( ) function have been published.DBCOMPILE=database-namespecifies the name of the database where the SAS_COMPILEUDF function waspublished.Default: SASLIBSee: For more information about the publishing the SAS_COMPILEUDFfunction, see the SAS In-Database Products: Administrator’s Guide.DBJAZLIB=database-namespecifies the name of the database where the SAS 9.2 Formats Library for Netezzawas published.Default: SASLIBRestriction: This argument is supported only on TwinFin systems.See: For more information about publishing the SAS 9.2 Formats Library onTwinFin systems, see the SAS In-Database Products: Administrator’s Guide.FMTCAT=format-catalog-filenamespecifies the name of the format catalog file that contains all user-defined formatsthat were created with the FORMAT procedure and will be made available inNetezza.Default: If you do not specify a value for FMTCAT= and you have createduser-defined formats in your SAS session, the default is WORK.FORMATS. Ifyou do not specify a value for FMTCAT= and you have not created anyuser-defined formats in your SAS session, only the formats that SAS suppliesare available in Netezza.Interaction: If the format definitions that you want to publish exist in multiplecatalogs, you must copy them into a single catalog for publishing.Interaction: If you specify more than one format catalog using the FMTCATargument, only the last catalog specified is published.Interaction: If you do not use the default catalog name (FORMATS) or thedefault library (WORK or LIBRARY) when you create user-defined formats, youmust use the FMTSEARCH system option to specify the location of the formatcatalog. For more information, see PROC FORMAT in the Base SAS ProceduresGuide.See Also: “User-Defined Formats in the Netezza Data Warehouse” on page 637