how does it work
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| Alternatives to using the Data Controller for performing data updates include: | ||||
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| 1 - Writing SAS or SQL code yourself to perform data updates | ||||
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| 2 - Asking your DBA to to perform updates (following a change mangement process) | ||||
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| 3 - Saving CSVs / data on a shared-visibility network drive and building / running jobs to perform uploads in batch | ||||
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| 4 - Opening (and therefore locking) datasets in Enterprise Guide or SAS® Table Viewer to perform direct updates | ||||
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| 5 - Building a custom web application yourself to perform secure updates | ||||
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| Problems with the above approaches include one or more of the following: | ||||
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|  - Risk of manual error / data corruption | ||||
|  - End users requiring direct write access to critical data sources in production | ||||
|  - Breaches due to unnecessary parties having access to the data | ||||
|  - Inability to trace who made the change, when, and why | ||||
|  - Reliance on key individuals to perform updates | ||||
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| The Data Controller for SAS® solves the issues above. | ||||
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| ## How does it work? | ||||
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| From the Editor tab, a user selects a library and table for editing. Data can then be edited directly, or a uploaded from a file.  After submitting the change, the data is loaded to a secure staging area, and the approvers are notified.  The approver (wich may also be the editor, depeneding on cconfiguration) reviews the changes and accepts / or rejects. If accepted, the changes are applied to the target table by the system account, and the history of that change is recorded. | ||||
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