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Filipvdr
Pyrite | Level 9

Hello,

 

I have my labels stored in a macrovariable. I want to apply them to my LASR table but i'm receiving an error.

Do i have to change the assigning of my library? Or are there other possibilties? I prefer not to do a datastep.

 

proc datasets library=&lasrLibref;
modify &outtable;
label &label_sql_dataset;
run;

 

ERROR: Update access is not supported for file KS1BU01L.TEST_1510_1149.DATA.

 

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alexal
SAS Employee

@Filipvdr,

 

You have to use metadata_setattr function, because you need to update a metadata entry for that table.

data _null_;
rc=metadata_setattr("omsobj:PhysicalTable?@Id='<TABLE_ID>'","Desc","This is a new label");
put rc=;
run;
Filipvdr
Pyrite | Level 9

Is your code for column label? Or for the table label?

alexal
SAS Employee

That code will update the metadata column "Description".

Filipvdr
Pyrite | Level 9

Hi, 

 

I've solved it with putting the labels in my datastep statement which will load the data to hadoop from SQL database.

 

/* upload to hadoop with labels */
data &hdfsLibref..&outtable (/*debug optie: logupdate=yes*/ blocksize=64M label="&tableDescr.");
set &_input;
label &label_sql_dataset;
run;

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