topic Dataset description field is blank in SAS Explorer in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Dataset-description-field-is-blank-in-SAS-Explorer/m-p/160386#M31228 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I put a label on a dataset with the label='Whatever' option. When I look at the properties of the dataset by right clicking in SAS explorer, the label shows up in the description field.&nbsp; But the description field is blank in the window listing the datasets in each library.</P><P></P><P>Any ideas?</P><P></P><P>--Adrian</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 May 2014 16:38:51 GMT AdrianGriffin 2014-05-15T16:38:51Z Dataset description field is blank in SAS Explorer https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Dataset-description-field-is-blank-in-SAS-Explorer/m-p/160386#M31228 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I put a label on a dataset with the label='Whatever' option. When I look at the properties of the dataset by right clicking in SAS explorer, the label shows up in the description field.&nbsp; But the description field is blank in the window listing the datasets in each library.</P><P></P><P>Any ideas?</P><P></P><P>--Adrian</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 May 2014 16:38:51 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Dataset-description-field-is-blank-in-SAS-Explorer/m-p/160386#M31228 AdrianGriffin 2014-05-15T16:38:51Z Re: Dataset description field is blank in SAS Explorer https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Dataset-description-field-is-blank-in-SAS-Explorer/m-p/160387#M31229 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I noticed the same thing. Dataset labels show up as a property of datasets and in proc DATASETS and proc CONTENTS reports. They are not used anywhere else.IMHO they are useless as metadata.</P><P></P><P>PG</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 May 2014 21:04:10 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Dataset-description-field-is-blank-in-SAS-Explorer/m-p/160387#M31229 PGStats 2014-05-15T21:04:10Z