https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/Data-Explorations-Only-Certain-data-formats-available/m-p/385784#M7814 <P>I have a question about the available data formats within SAS Visual Analytics Data Explorer. When I search for data formats online, I notice that there are many available formats (for instance, I used the format NLADATMYW recently while doing a query). However, within Data Explorer, there seems to be a very limited number of formats available. Am I missing a way to select a from a larger list of data formats (not just for Date variables, but any type of variable)?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="SAS VA.JPG" style="width: 352px;"><img src="https://communities.sas.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14341i6E56D2089F76C74A/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="SAS VA.JPG" alt="SAS VA.JPG" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 04 Aug 2017 22:21:30 GMT ewv 2017-08-04T22:21:30Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/Data-Explorations-Only-Certain-data-formats-available/m-p/385784#M7814 <P>I have a question about the available data formats within SAS Visual Analytics Data Explorer. When I search for data formats online, I notice that there are many available formats (for instance, I used the format NLADATMYW recently while doing a query). However, within Data Explorer, there seems to be a very limited number of formats available. Am I missing a way to select a from a larger list of data formats (not just for Date variables, but any type of variable)?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="SAS VA.JPG" style="width: 352px;"><img src="https://communities.sas.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14341i6E56D2089F76C74A/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="SAS VA.JPG" alt="SAS VA.JPG" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 04 Aug 2017 22:21:30 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/Data-Explorations-Only-Certain-data-formats-available/m-p/385784#M7814 ewv 2017-08-04T22:21:30Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/Data-Explorations-Only-Certain-data-formats-available/m-p/385803#M7815 <P>The data formats available in VA don't necessarily align with large range of SAS formats available outside of VA. Also please note that while you can assign a SAS format to a column being imported into VA, this automatically restricts you to using that column as a category and not a measure.</P> Sat, 05 Aug 2017 04:04:16 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/Data-Explorations-Only-Certain-data-formats-available/m-p/385803#M7815 SASKiwi 2017-08-05T04:04:16Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/Data-Explorations-Only-Certain-data-formats-available/m-p/386791#M7838 <P>Thank you very much, this is useful information to know and explains why I couldn't view it as a measure!</P> Wed, 09 Aug 2017 19:46:37 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/Data-Explorations-Only-Certain-data-formats-available/m-p/386791#M7838 ewv 2017-08-09T19:46:37Z