SAS/ACCESS Interface to ADABAS Software

Introduction

The SAS/ACCESS interface to ADABAS enables you to browse and update ADABAS data directly from a SAS session or program. This chapter shows you how to use SAS procedures to browse and update ADABAS data described by SAS/ACCESS view descriptors.

For definitions of the view descriptors used in this chapter as well as their associated access descriptors, the ADABAS files, NATURAL DDMs, and SAS data files used throughout the book, see Example Data.

Before you can browse or update ADABAS data, you must have access to the data through appropriate security options. ADABAS and NATURAL have several levels of security options, and you may be allowed to display or browse data but not update values. Check with your Database Administrator (DBA) or the ADABAS file's or NATURAL DDM's creator to see what security options you have. If you have been granted the appropriate ADABAS security options, you can use the SAS procedures described in this chapter to update ADABAS data with a SAS/ACCESS view descriptor. For more information on ADABAS and NATURAL security, see ADABAS Essentials, and Information for the Database Administrator.

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