SAS EG - Open a table without creating table link in process flow

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This seems rather trivial, but in SAS Enterprise Guide, is there a way to simply open a SAS dataset from a SAS library without having a shortcut added automatically to the process flow?

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For SAS EG 5.1, you need to do the following:

  1. Right click on data set
  2. Select Explore
  3. Go to "Data Explorer"
  4. Double click on data set that you want to explore

Once it is in the Data Explorer, you don't need to do steps 1-3 again for that dataset.

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In EG 7 (I might be able to find and older version if you don't have 7):

Tools -> Options -> Data/Data General

Under "Default Action for Data in Server List and SAS Folders", check "Explore".

From the documentation included, that "opens data sets in the Date Explorer when you double-click then in the Server List and SAS Folders windows. The Data Explorer enables you to view a SAS Data Set without adding the data set to your project."