SAS/EIS Software: Administrator's Guide

What Is the Common Metadata Repository?

Starting with Version 7 of the SAS System, the SAS/EIS metabase facility has been converted to the new Common Metadata Repository. The Common Metadata Repository is a general-purpose metadata management facility that provides common metadata services to different SAS/EIS applications. The Common Metadata Repository enables SAS/EIS software to share metadata with other SAS System products. Although the underlying data storage scheme in the Common Metadata Repository is different from that in the SAS/EIS metabase facility, the metabase facility interface has only a few minor changes, including the following:

Metabase registrations are contained in a repository.
There is at most one repository per path.
Repositories are managed by a Repository Manager.

See the online Help for complete information on using the Common Metadata Repository and the SAS/EIS Metabase facility.

If you are moving from Version 6 of SAS/EIS software to a later release, you can use the Common Metadata Repository after performing a one-time setup and conversion. Complete all of the steps in the following sections before you attempt to use SAS/EIS software.

Note: You must have write access to the SASHELP directory to complete the steps in the sections below.

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