feed: full table search - any value, any column, no query

2026-09-15 17:16:37 +00:00
1 changed files with 6 additions and 6 deletions
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 title: 'Full Table Search: Find Any Value in Any Table'
-description: Type a value into the search box and Data Controller scans every column for it - no query, no WHERE clause.
+description: Type a value into the search box and Data Controller scans every column for it - no query, no WHERE clause. Demonstrated on a one million row CAS table.
 date: '2026-09-15 17:00:00'
 author: 'Data Controller'
 authorLink: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/data-controller-for-sas
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ Finding a value in a large table usually means writing a query first: guess whic

 The search box sits in the Viewer toolbar, next to a **Numeric** checkbox:

- **Text search** matches part of a value using the case sensitive SAS® `CONTAINS` operator, so `smith` finds `Goldsmith` but not `Smithson`.
+- **Text search** matches part of a value, so `smith` finds `Smithson` and `Goldsmith`. The comparison is case sensitive, using the SAS `CONTAINS` operator.
 - **Numeric search** (tick the box) matches the number exactly against every numeric column in the table.

 Whichever you use, the results are ordinary rows in the Viewer, with the rest of the screen behaving exactly as it does for a normal view.

 ## Any database, not just SAS datasets

-The scan runs inside SAS, against whichever libname engine the table is assigned to - so it is not limited to SAS datasets.
+The scan runs inside SAS, against whichever libname engine the table is assigned to - so it is not limited to SAS datasets. The demonstration below is a **one million row CAS table**.

 ## Built on open source

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ A few things worth knowing:

 See it in action:

-<iframe title="Full Table Search" width="560" height="315" src="https://vid.4gl.io/videos/embed/qdEv4PP2oiPr5VXwLbN58B" style="border: 0px;" allow="fullscreen" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-forms"></iframe>
+<iframe title="Full Table Search" width="560" height="315" src="https://vid.4gl.io/videos/embed/niqkfdZkJ465gr7oDXDM6h" style="border: 0px;" allow="fullscreen" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-forms"></iframe>

 More detail in the [Viewer documentation](https://docs.datacontroller.io/dcu-tableviewer/).

@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ Data Controller for SAS® has a plethora of features to make Data Discovery easi

 Here we demonstrate "full table search". No need to formulate a query - just type a value and hit enter!

-It works on all databases
+It works on all databases - here with a 1 million row CAS table

 This feature, like most others, is built on our open-source #SASjs library - using the `mp_searchdata()` macro (https://lnkd.in/gxZZq76j).

 #sas #sasapps #sasviya

-video: https://vid.4gl.io/w/qdEv4PP2oiPr5VXwLbN58B
+video: https://vid.4gl.io/w/niqkfdZkJ465gr7oDXDM6h
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