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

640 Publishing SAS Formats 4 Chapter 22FMTTABLE=format–table–namespecifies the name of the Netezza table that contains all formats that the%INDNZ_PUBLISH_FORMATS macro creates and that the SAS_PUT( ) functionsupports. The table contains the columns shown in Table 2.1.Table 22.3Format Table ColumnsColumn NameFMTNAMESOURCEDescriptionspecifies the name of the format.specifies the origin of the format. SOURCE can contain one of thesevalues:SASPROCFMTsupplied by SASUser-defined with PROC FORMATDefault: If FMTTABLE is not specified, no table is created. You can see only theSAS_PUT( ) function. You cannot see the formats that are published by themacro.Interaction: If ACTION=CREATE or ACTION=DROP is specified, messages arewritten to the SAS log that indicate the success or failure of the table creationor drop.ACTION=CREATE | REPLACE | DROPspecifies that the macro performs one of these actions:CREATEcreates a new SAS_PUT( ) function.REPLACEoverwrites the current SAS_PUT( ) function, if a SAS_PUT( ) function isalready registered or creates a new SAS_PUT( ) function if one is notregistered.DROPcauses the SAS_PUT( ) function to be dropped from the Netezza database.Interaction: If FMTTABLE= is specified, both the SAS_PUT( ) function andthe format table are dropped. If the table name cannot be found or isincorrect, only the SAS_PUT( ) function is dropped.Default: CREATETip: If the SAS_PUT( ) function was published previously and you specifyACTION=CREATE or REPLACE, no warning is issued. Also, if you specifyACTION=DROP and the SAS_PUT( ) function does not exist, no warning isissued.OUTDIR=diagnostic-output-directoryspecifies a directory that contains diagnostic files.Files that are produced include an event log that contains detailed informationabout the success or failure of the publishing process.See: “Special Characters in Directory Names” on page 642