topic Re: How to find which metadata object a specific URI corresponds to in Administration and Deployment

How to find which metadata object a specific URI corresponds to

Anne_A — Wed, 10 May 2023 11:58:39 GMT

Dear all,

Is it possible to (programmatically or otherwise) find out which metadata object a specific uri (<8characters>.<8characters>) corresponds to? Just FYI the context is: I'm investigating the possibilities of PROC METALIB, and for a given URI (whose corresponding metadata object I would like to identify) it works, but not for others. Hence, retrieving which metadata object the "working URI" points to will hopefully help me understand why it (PROC METALIB) doesn't work in other cases.

Many TIA

Cheers

Anne.

Re: How to find which metadata object a specific URI corresponds to

gwootton — Wed, 10 May 2023 14:02:54 GMT

You could use the ID to get attributes for the object, for example:

data _null_;
     length name type $ 255 id $ 17;
     call missing (of _character_);
     obj="omsobj:ID";
     rc=metadata_getattr(obj,"Name",name);
     rc=metadata_resolve(obj,type,id);
     put name= type= id=;
run;

Referencing a Metadata Object with a URI:
https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/lrmeta/n10jctx8iblta9n17b4fwr7tawii.htm

METADATA_GETATTR function:
https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/lrmeta/p1kjy5liyi86w8n1vfopazyeb70u.htm

METADATA_RESOLVE function:
https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/lrmeta/n1lfiylg4nenwyn1oe66yco3sgly.htm

Re: How to find which metadata object a specific URI corresponds to

Anne_A — Wed, 10 May 2023 15:10:05 GMT

Many thanks Greg!