SAS Datasets

SAS datasets are true extracts, in that these datasets are removed and held in an unchanging and final form for eventual analysis. If you want to see new data, you have to create a new SAS dataset.

Oracle views are dynamic: the data they retrieve changes as the data in Oracle Clinical changes, although they change in different ways, according to the account type. So the data in a Current Oracle view may change as new data is entered into the system; a Stable Oracle view may reflect new data each time Batch Validation is run; while the data in an Oracle Snapshot view does not change, by definition.

To create an SAS dataset, from the Conduct menu, select Data Extract, then select SAS Datasets. The Create SAS Datasets PSUB window appears. Enter the account type and the name of the data extract view for which you want to create the SAS dataset. Then choose the queue name to submit SAS, which may be different from the batch queue name in the Submission Details window.

For more information on Oracle Clinical and SAS data, see Data Extract.