Creating and Reusing Objects

For information on creating new definitions, see the section for each object:

• Creating a New Table Definition and Instance; includes instructions for creating an Oracle LSH Table from a SAS data set
• Creating a New Program Definition and Instance
• Creating a New Load Set Definition and Instance
• Creating a New Data Mart Definition and Instance
• Creating a New Workflow Definition and Instance
• Creating a New Business Area Definition and Instance

This section contains the following topics. See also Naming Objects.

• Finding an Appropriate Definition
  You can look for an appropriate definition to use in several ways:
• Reusing Existing Definitions
  There are several ways you can reuse an existing definition.
• Creating an Instance of an Existing Definition
  Whenever possible, choose this option. It saves work by reducing the time required to define and validate objects and by promoting consistency across the application.
• Creating a New Definition and Instance
  If no object definition exists that suits your needs, or that you can modify to suit your needs, you must create a new one.
• Creating and Using Object Descriptions
  The description of an object definition should provide information to help Definers decide if they want to use the definition.