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Define SAS Domain Properties

In a model based on a SAS target server, you use the SAS tab in the Domain Editor to manage the data type, null option, and other properties for the selected domain.

Note: The options described here are the basic options available for most physical data types. There can be more options available depending on the physical data type you assign to the domain. We recommend that you refer to your SAS documentation for more information about using these properties.

To specify SAS domain properties

1. Click Domains on the Model menu.

   The Domain Editor opens.

2. Select the domain in the Navigation Grid that you want to define.

   Note: Click New on the toolbar to create a new domain. Use the Enter filter text box to filter a very large list of domains to quickly locate the one that you want to define.

3. Click the SAS tab and work with the following options:

   Physical Data type

   Lets you select a data type from the drop-down list to apply to the selected domain. If the selected data type requires a value for precision, scale, or both, enter the value inside the data type parentheses. For example, you can select the DECIMAL() data type and specify a precision of 2 and a scale of 10 inside the parentheses to assign the data type DECIMAL(2,10) to the selected domain.

   Null Option

   Lets you specify a null option.

   Percent Null

   Lets you enter the estimated percentage of nulls used for columns if the option is available. Use whole numbers. You can later use the Volumetrics dialog to calculate table and database size estimates based on these and other values.

   Display Format

   Lets you enter the SAS display format information for column data output.

   Label

   Lets you enter a name that identifies the column values in SAS applications. By default, the column name with a colon appended is inserted (for example, customer_name:).

   Display Informat

   Lets you enter the SAS display informat information used for reading column data.

   DB Name

   Lets you enter the name that designates the SAS database.

4. Click Close.

   Domain properties are defined and the Domain Editor closes.