mm_assignlib.sas

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/**
  @file
  @brief Assigns a meta engine library using LIBREF
  @details Queries metadata to get the library NAME which can then be used in
    a libname statement with the meta engine.
 
  usage:
 
      %macro mp_abort(iftrue,mac,msg);%put &=msg;%mend;
 
      %mm_assignlib(SOMEREF)
 
  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
  @li mp_abort.sas
 
  @param [in] libref The libref (not name) of the metadata library
  @param [in] mAbort= (HARD) If not assigned, HARD will call %mp_abort(), SOFT
    will silently return
 
  @returns libname statement
 
  @version 9.2
  @author Allan Bowe
 
**/
 
%macro mm_assignlib(
    libref
    ,mAbort=HARD
)/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
%local mp_abort msg;
%let mp_abort=0;
%if %sysfunc(libref(&libref)) %then %do;
  data _null_;
    length liburi LibName msg $200;
    call missing(of _all_);
    nobj=metadata_getnobj("omsobj:SASLibrary?@Libref='&libref'",1,liburi);
    if nobj=1 then do;
      rc=metadata_getattr(liburi,"Name",LibName);
      /* now try and assign it */
      if libname("&libref",,'meta',cats('liburi="',liburi,'";')) ne 0 then do;
        putlog "&libref could not be assigned";
        putlog liburi=;
        /**
          * Fetch the system message for display in the abort modal.  This is
          * not always helpful though.  One example, previously received:
          * NOTE: Libref XX refers to the same library metadata as libref XX.
          */
        msg=sysmsg();
        if msg=:'ERROR: Libref SAVE is not assigned.' then do;
          msg=catx(" ",
            "Could not assign %upcase(&libref).",
            "Please check metadata permissions!  Libname:",libname,
            "Liburi:",liburi
          );
        end;
        else if msg="ERROR: User does not have appropriate authorization "!!
          "level for library SAVE."
        then do;
          msg=catx(" ",
            "ERROR: User does not have appropriate authorization level",
            "for library %upcase(&libref), libname:",libname,
            "Liburi:",liburi
          );
        end;
        call symputx('msg',msg,'l');
        if "&mabort"='HARD' then call symputx('mp_abort',1,'l');
      end;
      else do;
        put (_all_)(=);
        call symputx('libname',libname,'L');
        call symputx('liburi',liburi,'L');
      end;
    end;
    else if nobj>1 then do;
      if "&mabort"='HARD' then call symputx('mp_abort',1);
      call symputx('msg',"More than one library with libref=&libref");
    end;
    else do;
      if "&mabort"='HARD' then call symputx('mp_abort',1);
      call symputx('msg',"Library &libref not found in metadata");
    end;
  run;
 
  %put NOTE: &msg;
 
%end;
%else %do;
  %put NOTE: Library &libref is already assigned;
%end;
 
%mp_abort(iftrue= (&mp_abort=1)
  ,mac=mm_assignlib.sas
  ,msg=%superq(msg)
)
 
%mend mm_assignlib;