1. 1 Chapter 6: Using Prompts in Tasks and Queries 6.1 Prompting in Projects 6.2 Creating and Using Prompts in Tasks 6.3 Creating and Using Prompts in Queries

2. 2 Chapter 6: Using Prompts in Tasks and Queries 6.1 Prompting in Projects 6.2 Creating and Using Prompts in Tasks 6.3 Creating and Using Prompts in Queries

3. 3 Objectives Define a prompt. Illustrate examples of prompts.

4. 4 Prompts Prompts enable you to request input from the user when a task, query, or SAS program is run. Internet Sales

5. 5 Prompt Examples Possible prompts include the following: Date values Variable lists Text or numeric entry Single or multiple selection from a list

6. 6 Prompt Manager Prompts are stored within a project. You can use the Prompt Manager section of the Resources pane to create, edit, and delete prompts. You can define prompts that require the user to select or type one or more values when a query or task is run.

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8. 8 Setup for the Poll 1.Open the e106a01.egp project. 2.Select Yes when you are prompted to run the Autoexec process flow. 3.In the Specify Values for Project Prompts window, do the following: From the Customer Age Group menu, select 31-45 years. In the Orders with profits exceeding field, type 100. 4.Run the query.

9. 9 6.01 Multiple Choice Poll How many rows were returned in the query result? a.0 b.58 c.76 d.617

10. 10 6.01 Multiple Choice Poll – Correct Answer How many rows were returned in the query result? a.0 b.58 c.76 d.617 Partial Results

11. 11 Chapter 6: Using Prompts in Tasks and Queries 6.1 Prompting in Projects 6.2 Creating and Using Prompts in Tasks 6.3 Creating and Using Prompts in Queries

12. 12 Objectives List steps for adding a prompt to a task. Define general prompt properties. Define the prompt type and values. Retrieve prompt values from a data source. Use prompts in a task.

13. 13 Business Scenario The CEO at Orion Star would like the ability to view a pie chart that illustrates the distribution of profit based on different categories. Rather than creating a separate pie chart for each category, he wants to be able to access a single task, but choose, at run time, the variable to analyze.

14. 14 Prompts in Tasks Adding a prompt to a task is a two-step process. 1.Create a prompt. 2.Use the prompt definition in a task.

15. 15 Creating a Prompt You can create prompts by accessing the Prompt Manager in the Resources pane. Select Add to begin creating a new prompt.

16. 16 Creating a Prompt: General When you create a prompt, you must first specify the general properties of the prompt, such as the name, displayed text, description, and options.

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18. 18 6.02 Multiple Answer Poll Which of the following are valid names for prompts? a. Select Country b. Select_a_Category c. Profit$Segments d. 1stQtrValues e. Qtr1Values

19. 19 6.02 Multiple Answer Poll – Correct Answers Which of the following are valid names for prompts? a. Select Country b. Select_a_Category c. Profit$Segments d. 1stQtrValues e. Qtr1Values Names can contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores, cannot begin with a number, and cannot exceed 32 characters.

20. 20 Creating a Prompt: Prompt Type and Values By selecting Variable as the Prompt type, you can assign the prompt to task roles in tasks. The prompt value list can be populated by the variable names from an existing data source.

21. 21 Using a Prompt: Variable Type Variable type prompts appear in tasks as an additional variable that can be assigned to task roles or used in titles and footnotes.

22. 22 Prompting in Tasks This demonstration illustrates how to create a variable prompt for use in a task.

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24. 24 Exercise This exercise reinforces the concepts discussed previously.

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26. 26 Chapter 6: Using Prompts in Tasks and Queries 6.1 Prompting in Projects 6.2 Creating and Using Prompts in Tasks 6.3 Creating and Using Prompts in Queries

27. 27 Objectives List prompt types that can be used in query filters. Retrieve prompt values from a data source. Use prompts in a query.

28. 28 Business Scenario Suppliers frequently request a summary of the orders placed on their products. Rather than creating a task or report for each supplier, the supplier services representative at Orion would like to be able to create a report by choosing a particular supplier at run time.

29. 29 Using a Prompt: Text, Numeric, Date Types Text, numeric, and date type prompts can be used in the Query Builder to filter data.

30. 30 Creating a Prompt in the Query Builder You can create prompts by accessing the Prompt Manager directly in the Query Builder.

31. 31 Creating a Prompt for a Query Text, numeric, date, and time prompt types can be used to enable the selection of values to be used in a filter. Select Get Values… to load data values from an existing data source into the prompt list.

32. 32 Prompting in Queries This demonstration illustrates how to create a prompt for use in a query.

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34. 34 Exercise This exercise reinforces the concepts discussed previously.

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36. 36 Chapter Review 1.Is a prompt only available in the project where it is defined? 2.How do you access the Prompt Manager?

37. 37 Chapter Review Answers 1.Is a prompt only available in the project where it is defined? Yes 2.How do you access the Prompt Manager? The Prompt Manager can be accessed from the Resources pane in the lower left corner or in the Query Builder.

38. 38 Chapter Review 3.Name the different types of prompts that can be created. 4.After you create a prompt, what must be done to have the prompt appear?

39. 39 Chapter Review Answers 3.Name the different types of prompts that can be created. 4.After you create a prompt, what must be done to have the prompt appear? Prompt types include variable, text, numeric, and date. The prompt must be used in a task or query, either by assigning it to a task role or using it in a filter.