These DATA step functions
enable an administrator to programmatically define or query authorization
settings on objects in the SAS Metadata Server. In addition, these
functions enable the administrator to create and manipulate access
control templates (ACTs) and apply them to objects in the metadata
server.
With the
metadata security administration functions, the administrator does
not need to know how the access controls are stored in metadata. The
administrator specifies which permission should be granted or denied
to a user, and the metadata server makes the appropriate change in
the metadata. These tasks can also be performed with PROC METADATA
or the DATA step functions for reading and writing metadata, but those
methods can be complicated, and achieving the desired result can be
more difficult.
Note: To create security
reports about authorization, use the macros that SAS provides. The
macros extract authorization information into SAS data sets that you
can use to create security reports. For more information, see the
SAS Intelligence Platform: Security Administration Guide.
Here are
the functions, organized by task:
Summary Table of DATA Step Functions for Metadata Security
Administration