Data Controller for SAS® - Dates & Datetimes¶

Overview¶

Dates & datetimes are actually stored as plain numerics in regular SAS tables. In order for the Data Controller to recognise these values as dates / datetimes a format must be applied.

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Supported date formats:

DATE.
DDMMYY.
MMDDYY.
YYMMDD.
E8601DA.
B8601DA.

Supported datetime formats:

DATETIME.

Supported time formats:

TIME.
HHMM.

In SAS 9, this format must also be present / updated in the metadata view of the (physical) table to be displayed properly. This can be done using DI Studio, or by running the following (template) code:

proc metalib;
  omr (library="Your Library");
  folder="/Shared Data/table storage location";
  update_rule=(delete);
run;

If you have other dates / datetimes / times you would like us to support, do get in touch!