getcolvals.sas

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/**
  @file
  @brief Retrieves column info to enable population of dropdowns
  @details  An optional filterquery may be provided, if so then it is validated
  and then used to filter the subsequent results.
 
  <h4> Service Inputs </h4>
 
  <h5> IWANT </h5>
 
  The STARTROW and ROWS variables are used to fetch additional values beyond
  the initial default (4000).
 
  |libds:$19.|col:$9.|STARTROW:8.|ROWS:8.|
  |---|---|---|---|
  |DC258467.MPE_X_TEST|SOME_TIME|4001|1000
 
  <h5> FILTERQUERY </h5>
  |GROUP_LOGIC:$3|SUBGROUP_LOGIC:$3|SUBGROUP_ID:8.|VARIABLE_NM:$32|OPERATOR_NM:$10|RAW_VALUE:$32767|
  |---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |AND|AND|1|SOME_BESTNUM|>|1|
  |AND|AND|1|SOME_TIME|=|77333|
 
  <h4> Service Outputs </h4>
  <h5> VALS </h5>
  The type of this column actually depends on the underlying column type, so it can change
  |FORMATTED|UNFORMATTED|
  |---|---|
  |$44.00|44|
 
  <h5> META </h5>
  |COLUMN:$32.|SASFORMAT:$32.|STARTROW:8.|ROWS:8.|
  |---|---|---|---|
  |COL_NAME|DOLLAR8.2|4001|1000
 
  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
  @li mf_existds.sas
  @li mf_getvalue.sas
  @li mf_verifymacvars.sas
  @li dc_assignlib.sas
  @li mf_getvarformat.sas
  @li mp_abort.sas
  @li mp_cntlout.sas
  @li mp_filtercheck.sas
  @li mp_filtergenerate.sas
 
  @version 9.2
  @author 4GL Apps Ltd.
  @copyright 4GL Apps Ltd.  This code may only be used within Data Controller
    and may not be re-distributed or re-sold without the express permission of
    4GL Apps Ltd.
 
**/
%mpeinit()
 
/* input table may or may not exist */
data work.initvars;
  length GROUP_LOGIC $3 SUBGROUP_LOGIC $3 SUBGROUP_ID 8 VARIABLE_NM $32
    OPERATOR_NM $10 RAW_VALUE $32767;
  call missing(of _all_);
  stop;
data work.filterquery;
  set %sysfunc(ifc(
    %mf_existds(work.filterquery)=1
    ,work.filterquery
    ,work.initvars
  ));
run;
 
/* print data for debugging */
data _null_;
  set work.iwant;
  put (_all_)(=);
run;
data _null_;
  set work.filterquery;
  put (_all_)(=);
run;
 
%let libds=%mf_getvalue(work.iwant,libds);
%let col2=%mf_getvalue(work.iwant,col);
%let is_fmt=0;
%let startrow=1;
%let rows=4000;
 
%put &=libds;
%put &=col2;
 
%mp_abort(iftrue= (%mf_verifymacvars(libds col2)=0)
  ,mac=&_program..sas
  ,msg=%str(Missing inputs from iwant. Libds=&libds col=&col2 )
)
 
%dc_assignlib(WRITE,%scan(&libds,1,.))
 
data _null_;
  call missing(startrow,rows);
  set work.iwant;
  /* check if the request is for a format catalog */
  call symputx('orig_libds',libds);
  is_fmt=0;
  if substr(cats(reverse(libds)),1,3)=:'CF-' then do;
    libds=scan(libds,1,'-');
    putlog "Format Catalog Captured";
    call symputx('libds','work.fmtextract');
    is_fmt=1;
  end;
  call symputx('is_fmt',is_fmt);
  call symputx('startrow',coalesce(startrow,&startrow));
  call symputx('rows',coalesce(rows,&rows));
  putlog (_all_)(=);
run;
 
%mp_cntlout(
  iftrue=(&is_fmt=1)
  ,libcat=&orig_libds
  ,fmtlist=0
  ,cntlout=work.fmtextract
)
 
 
/**
  * Validate the filter query
  */
%mp_filtercheck(work.filterquery,targetds=&libds,abort=YES)
 
/**
  * Prepare the query
  */
%mp_filtergenerate(work.filterquery,outref=myfilter)
 
/* cannot %inc in a sql where clause, only data step, so - use a view */
data work.vw_vals/view=work.vw_vals;
  set &libds;
  where %inc myfilter;;
run;
 
proc sql;
create view work.vw_vals_sorted as
  select distinct
      put(&col2,%mf_getVarFormat(&libds,&col2,force=1)) as formatted,
      &col2 as unformatted
  from work.vw_vals;
 
/* restrict num of output values */
data work.vals;
  set work.vw_vals_sorted;
  if _n_ ge &startrow;
  x+1;
  if x>&rows then stop;
  drop x;
run;
 
data vals;
  /* ensure empty value if table is empty, for dropdowns */
  if nobs=0 then output;
  set vals nobs=nobs;
  format unformatted ;
  output;
run;
 
proc sql noprint;
select count(*) into: nobs from work.vw_vals_sorted;
data meta;
  column="&col2";
  sasformat="%mf_getVarFormat(&libds,&col2)";
  startrow=&startrow;
  rows=&rows;
  nobs=&nobs;
run;
 
%mp_abort(iftrue= (&syscc ne 0)
  ,mac=&_program..sas
  ,msg=%str(syscc=&syscc)
)
 
%webout(OPEN)
%webout(OBJ,vals,missing=STRING,showmeta=YES)
%webout(OBJ,meta)
%webout(CLOSE)
 
 
%mpeterm()