SAS Data Integration Studio 4.9

Security for SAS Data Integration Studio

Overview of Security

In order to build and execute process flows in SAS Data Integration Studio, you must

have privileges such as the following:

• read and write access to the sources and targets in the job, as specified by the

operating system and other relevant systems such as database servers

• read and write access to the metadata for sources and targets in the job, as specified

on the SAS Metadata Server

• read and write access to folders in the Folders tree on the desktop

Typically, SAS Data Integration Studio users use the privileges that are granted to them

by a security administrator and do not set security attributes themselves. For example, an

administrator can set up the custom folder structure in the Folders tree and set

permissions on those folders. Most users simply save objects to those folders, without

setting any permissions on individual objects.

For details about setting up security, administrators should see the SAS Intelligence

Platform: Security Administration Guide. The "Permissions on Folders" section

describes how to set permissions on folders in the Folders tree. Under change

management, there are additional security considerations for users and administrators.

See “Working with Change Management” on page 47.

Authorization Tab

An Authorization tab can be displayed in the property windows for tables, libraries,

transformations, and many other objects. This tab can be used to view or update the

metadata permissions on these objects. In general, users do not set permissions on

individual objects, but this capability is available if needed. For more information about

using the Authorization tab, see the "Working with Permissions" chapter in the SAS

Intelligence Platform: Security Administration Guide.

Each user can control whether the Authorization tab is hidden or displayed in his or her

SAS Data Integration Studio session. To toggle the display of this tab, select Tools ð

Options from the menu bar. In the Options window, click the General tab, and then

select or deselect the Show advanced property tabs check box.

Main Tasks for Creating Process Flows

Here are the main tasks for creating process flows in SAS Data Integration Studio:

1. Start SAS Data Integration Studio.

2. Open an existing connection profile or create a new one that connects to the

appropriate metadata server.

3. Select a default SAS Application Server.

4. Add metadata for the inputs to a process flow (data sources).

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