diff --git a/docs/dcu-fileupload.md b/docs/dcu-fileupload.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f16d060 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/dcu-fileupload.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Data Controller for SAS: File Uploads + +Files can be uploaded via the Editor interface - first choose the library and table, then click "Upload". + + + + +The following should be considered when uploading data in this way: + + - A header row (with variable names) is required + - Variable names must be the identical to the target (although this is not case sensitive) + - Duplicate variable names are not permitted + - Missing columns are not permitted + - Additional columns are ignored + - The order of variables does not matter + - The delimiter is extracted from the header row (so for `var1;var2;var3` the delimeter would be assumed to be a semicolon) + +When loading dates, be aware that the data controller makes use of the `ANYDTDTE` and `ANYDTDTTME` informats. +This means that uploaded date / datetime values should be unambiguous (eg `01FEB1942` vs `01/02/42`) to avoid confusion - as the latter could be interpreted as `02JAN2042` depending on your locale and options `YEARCUTOFF` settings. diff --git a/docs/img/dcu-files1.png b/docs/img/dcu-files1.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f08f368 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/img/dcu-files1.png differ diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml index 0525ea6..1350813 100644 --- a/mkdocs.yml +++ b/mkdocs.yml @@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ site_name: Data Controller for SAS® Product Documentation pages: - Home: index.md - Using Data Controller: - - DC Overview: dc-overview.md + - Overview: dc-overview.md - DC User Guide: dc-userguide.md + - File Uploads: dcu-fileupload.md - Configuring Data Controller: - Tables: dcc-tables.md - Security: dcc-security.md