Transformation Overview
Defining attributes to a transformation is the first step required before any data can be transformed. You define a transformation by identifying the location and name of the source and output data. Each transformation will also be assigned a transformation model that describes how each variable within the source data will be modified to the target destination data. The transformation is stored in a dataset with the same name as the source data, but in a different location. The key fields which uniquely identify each transformation includes:

• Source Data
• Model Location

All the attributes are defined through the Transformation Data screen as described below.

Transformation Attributes
The transformation is identified its attributes. All the attributes are required defining before the models can be edited or the transformation can be performed.

• Source Data - A SAS data set that will be transformed. It is required that the user has read access to this data.
• Model Location - The path location to where the data transformation model will be transformed. This is required to be different from the location of the source data.
• Destination Domain - A descriptive label used to identify and group the set of source data.
• Output Data - A SAS dataset that will be contain the transformed data. The user needs to have write permission to this file.
• Output Data Label - A descriptive label to the output data set. 

All the attributes of the transformation will be stored in a centralized database. The unique identifier between transformations is the combined key fields of source data and model location.

Transformation Data Screen
The transformation data screen is the first and main screen where you will be defining your data transformation. It contains all the attributes to the transformation. This window will appear when you click on the "New Model" or "Model Info" button from the main Transformation Data Manager screen. 

All the fields must define before you can apply the transformation through the OK button. Before you save the code or edit the transformation model, it is also required that all fields from the screen be identified. The buttons perform the following tasks:

• OK - If you are creating a new transformation model through the "New Model" button, this will register the model information. If you are reviewing the model information through the "Model Info" button, this will generate the transformation code and apply the transformation according to the specified attributes. The attributes entered will be entered into a central database and an audit trail is kept.
• Cancel - Nothing is applied and the screen will close out.
• Save Code - This will prompt the user for the location of the new program and save the generated code used to perform the transformation. 
• Edit Model - This will display the edit model screen that allows you to define the transformation of each variable.

All fields must be identified and valid before the OK, Save Code and Edit Model buttons can be applied. The model has been edited before the code can be generated.