--- layout: article title: Data Controller Videos description: A collection of videos made in relation to Data Controller. Some of them were recorded on earlier versions, hence the slight UI differences. --- Data Controller Videos ==================== A collection of videos made in relation to Data Controller. Some of them were recorded on earlier versions, hence the slight UI differences. ## Full Table Search Data Controller for SAS® enables full text search on Global CASLIB tables (and SAS 9 tables too) ## Excel to Viya CAS Table Loading an Excel file into a 5 million row CASLIB table ## Data Viewer Data Controller for SAS® isn't just for editing (and approving) data - it can also be used to query and download! ## Data Lineage Data Lineage is one of the most powerful features of DI Studio generated ETL. This tool queries it and makes a graphical output to help DI Developers, Data Modellers, and Business Analysts understand the data from both Source to Target and Target to Source. ### Table Level Table level lineage shows tables (colour coded per library) and associated jobs (with links to metadata definitions) ### Column Level Column level lineage shows the transformations and any business logic applied to each variable during the flow. Data items are distinguished between files, database tables, and SAS datasets. ## Email Alerts Adding Email Alerts in Data Controller is a case of updating the MPE_ALERTS table (to say which alerts you wish to send) and the MPE_EMAILS table (only if your emails are not stored in metadata) ## Deploying Data Controller The SAS 9 evaluation version of the Data Controller comes packaged in a single SPK, which can be deployed in under 30 seconds! ## Uploading a CSV and Downloading Datalines This video demonstrates 2 features in 50 seconds! 1 - Excel uploads. Data Controller will let you drag a spreadsheet into any target table without having to specify variable formats etc in advance. Changes are routed through the usual approval process with audit trail. 2 - Audit trail with original excel. Download a copy of the exact excel that was uploaded. ## Locked Datasets In unix environments, when attempting to edit a locked table, users are notified with regard to which PID contains the lock. ## Explainer Video A short explainer video showing the core functionality of the product. ## Use Case Video A short, fun cartoon to highlight the value of Data Controller.