How to find which metadata object a specific URI corresponds to

[Anne_A]

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.

[gwootton · Accepted solution]

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

[Anne_A]

Many thanks Greg!