Assume that you have completed the Register Tables wizard in SAS Data Integration Studio. Which statement is true?

Question

Options

• AThe physical table(s) selected are copied to the application server specified in the library.
• BThe physical table(s) selected are copied to the SAS Folders location specified in the wizard.
• CMetadata for the physical table(s) selected is stored on the application server specified in the
• DMetadata for the physical table(s) selected is stored in the SAS Folders location specified in the

• A
  5% (1)
• C
  5% (1)
• D
  90% (18)

Explanation

Register Tables is a metadata operation, not a data movement operation - it simply registers information about existing tables into the SAS Metadata Repository, which is organized and accessed through SAS Folders. No physical data is ever moved or copied; the wizard only records metadata (table name, columns, library location, etc.) into the SAS Folders path you specify.

Why the distractors fail:

• A & B are wrong for the same reason: the wizard never copies or moves physical table data anywhere - not to an application server, not to SAS Folders.
• C is a near-miss but wrong on the destination: metadata lives in the SAS Metadata Repository (surfaced via SAS Folders), not on the application server itself.

Memory tip: Think of "Register" like listing a book in a library catalog - you're adding a card to the catalog (SAS Folders/metadata), not moving the book (physical data) anywhere.

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