How to view a SAS dataset in form view via Enterprise Guide?

Question

The Background

In Base SAS, you can view a SAS dataset in either "form view" or "table view"

For example...

In table view, you view the entire table, showing all columns and rows.

in form view, you view one record (or row) at a time.

By default Enterprise Guide display datasets in "table view".

The Question

Can you do the same in SAS Enterprise Guide too? (if so, how?)

Reference: Working with VIEWTABLE

Answer 1

There is not a built-in method to do this. However, as noted in The SAS Dummy by Chris Hemedinger (formerly of the EG development team), there is a simple custom task that can be created that does this.

See the SAS EG Custom Tasks documentation page, and look at the "Observation Editor" task example; that gives you the basic thing, and then you can customize it for your needs.