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

SAS/ACCESS Interface to Teradata 4 Publishing SAS Formats 821Table 28.4Teradata Data Types not Supported by the SAS_PUT() FunctionType of DataANSI date and timeGRAPHIC server character setBinary and large objectData TypeINTERVALTIME WITH TIME ZONETIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONEGRAPHICVARGRAPHICLONG VARGRAPHICCLOBBYTEVARBYTEBLOBIf an incompatible data type is passed to the SAS_PUT( ) function, various errormessages can appear in the SAS log including these:3 Function SAS_PUT does not exist3 Data truncation3 SQL syntax error near the location of the first argument in the SAS_PUT functioncallPublishing SAS FormatsOverview of the Publishing ProcessThe SAS publishing macros are used to publish formats and the SAS_PUT( ) functionin the Teradata EDW.The %INDTD_PUBLISH_FORMATS macro creates the files that are needed to buildthe SAS_PUT( ) function and publishes these files to the Teradata EDW.The %INDTD_PUBLISH_FORMATS macro also registers the formats that areincluded in the SAS 9.2 Formats Library for Teradata. This makes many formats thatSAS supplies available inside Teradata. For more information about the SAS 9.2Formats Library for Teradata, see “Deployed Components for In–Database Processing”on page 819.In addition to formats that SAS supplies, you can also publish the PROC FORMATdefinitions that are contained in a single SAS format catalog by using the FMTCAT=option. The process of publishing a PROC FORMAT catalog entry converts thevalue-range-sets, for example, 1=’yes’ 2=’no’, into embedded data in Teradata. For moreinformation on value-range-sets, see PROC FORMAT in the Base SAS Procedures Guide.Note: If you specify more than one format catalog using the FMTCAT= option, thelast format that you specify is published. 4The %INDTD_PUBLISH_FORMATS macro performs the following tasks:3 creates .h and .c files, which are necessary to build the SAS_PUT( ) function3 produces a script of Teradata commands that are necessary to register theSAS_PUT( ) function in the Teradata EDW3 uses SAS/ACCESS Interface to Teradata to execute the script and publish the filesto the Teradata EDW