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To import spatial data:
File | ![]() |
Import... |
Import...
from the map pop-up menu
when no map is displayed.
The GIS Spatial Data Importing window appears.
Import Type
field pull-down control.
After you have selected an input file, the OUTPUT fields are filled with the default values. See The SASHELP.GISIMP Data Set for information about changing the default values.
Note: The composite definitions
in the GIS Import window can have a
status of either Keep or Drop. Associations with the Drop status are not included
in the SAS/GIS spatial database even
though they appear in the variable list in the GIS Import
window.
Library
, Catalog
, Name
, and
Action
field information in the Map Entries area to specify
the destination location of the catalog and its entries.
Note: The Library
, Catalog
,
Name
, and Action
fields contain
default values that are based on the input file that you selected earlier
in this process. You can modify these values or accept the defaults.
Library
,
Name
, and Action
field information
in the Spatial Data Sets area to specify the destination location of the spatial
data sets.
Note: These fields contain default values
based on the input file you selected earlier in the import process. You can
modify these values or accept the defaults.
Once the import has finished, the following message appears in the window message bar:
Import Complete. Close this window to display the map.
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