diff --git a/all.sas b/all.sas
index 769ee3b..bfab8d5 100644
--- a/all.sas
+++ b/all.sas
@@ -8137,7 +8137,7 @@ options
       %put &sysmacroname: Switching to DATASTEP engine;
       %goto datastep;
     %end;
-    data &tempds /view=&tempds;set &ds;
+    data &tempds;set &ds;
     %if &fmt=N %then format _numeric_ best32.;;
     /* PRETTY is necessary to avoid line truncation in large files */
     proc json out=&jref pretty
@@ -8188,7 +8188,7 @@ options
     %end;
       other = [best.];
 
-    data &tempds/view=&tempds;
+    data &tempds;
       attrib _all_ label='';
       %do i=1 %to &numcols;
         %if &&typelong&i=char or &fmt=Y %then %do;
@@ -8250,8 +8250,7 @@ options
   %end;
 
   proc sql;
-  drop view &tempds;
-  drop table &colinfo;
+  drop table &colinfo, &tempds;
 
   %if &showmeta=YES %then %do;
     data _null_; file &jref encoding='utf-8' mod;
@@ -13861,7 +13860,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '      %put &sysmacroname: Switching to DATASTEP engine; ';
   put '      %goto datastep; ';
   put '    %end; ';
-  put '    data &tempds /view=&tempds;set &ds; ';
+  put '    data &tempds;set &ds; ';
   put '    %if &fmt=N %then format _numeric_ best32.;; ';
   put '    /* PRETTY is necessary to avoid line truncation in large files */ ';
   put '    proc json out=&jref pretty ';
@@ -13912,7 +13911,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '    %end; ';
   put '      other = [best.]; ';
   put ' ';
-  put '    data &tempds/view=&tempds; ';
+  put '    data &tempds; ';
   put '      attrib _all_ label=''''; ';
   put '      %do i=1 %to &numcols; ';
   put '        %if &&typelong&i=char or &fmt=Y %then %do; ';
@@ -13974,8 +13973,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '  %end; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  proc sql; ';
-  put '  drop view &tempds; ';
-  put '  drop table &colinfo; ';
+  put '  drop table &colinfo, &tempds; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  %if &showmeta=YES %then %do; ';
   put '    data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
@@ -19004,7 +19002,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '      %put &sysmacroname: Switching to DATASTEP engine; ';
   put '      %goto datastep; ';
   put '    %end; ';
-  put '    data &tempds /view=&tempds;set &ds; ';
+  put '    data &tempds;set &ds; ';
   put '    %if &fmt=N %then format _numeric_ best32.;; ';
   put '    /* PRETTY is necessary to avoid line truncation in large files */ ';
   put '    proc json out=&jref pretty ';
@@ -19055,7 +19053,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '    %end; ';
   put '      other = [best.]; ';
   put ' ';
-  put '    data &tempds/view=&tempds; ';
+  put '    data &tempds; ';
   put '      attrib _all_ label=''''; ';
   put '      %do i=1 %to &numcols; ';
   put '        %if &&typelong&i=char or &fmt=Y %then %do; ';
@@ -19117,8 +19115,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '  %end; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  proc sql; ';
-  put '  drop view &tempds; ';
-  put '  drop table &colinfo; ';
+  put '  drop table &colinfo, &tempds; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  %if &showmeta=YES %then %do; ';
   put '    data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
@@ -23556,6 +23553,115 @@ run;
 
 %mend ml_json;
 /**
+  @file
+  @brief Returns the type of the format
+  @details
+  Returns the type, eg DATE / DATETIME / TIME (based on hard-coded lookup)
+  else CHAR / NUM.
+
+  This macro may be extended in the future to support custom formats - this
+  would necessitate a call to `dosubl()` for running a proc format with cntlout.
+
+  The function itself takes the following (positional) parameters:
+
+  | PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION |
+  |---|---|
+  |fmtnm| Format name to be tested.  Can be with or without the w.d extension.|
+
+  Usage:
+
+      %mcf_getfmttype(wrap=YES, insert_cmplib=YES)
+
+      data _null_;
+        fmt1=mcf_getfmttype('DATE9.');
+        fmt2=mcf_getfmttype('DATETIME');
+        put (fmt:)(=);
+      run;
+      %put fmt3=%sysfunc(mcf_getfmttype(TIME9.));
+
+  Returns:
+
+  > fmt1=DATE fmt2=DATETIME
+  > fmt3=TIME
+
+  @param [out] wrap= (NO) Choose YES to add the proc fcmp wrapper.
+  @param [out] insert_cmplib= (NO) Choose YES to insert the package into the
+    CMPLIB reference.
+  @param [out] lib= (work) The output library in which to create the catalog.
+  @param [out] cat= (sasjs) The output catalog in which to create the package.
+  @param [out] pkg= (utils) The output package in which to create the function.
+    Uses a 3 part format:  libref.catalog.package
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mcf_init.sas
+
+  <h4> Related Programs </h4>
+  @li mcf_getfmttype.test.sas
+  @li mp_init.sas
+
+  @todo "Custom Format Lookups" To enable site-specific formats, make
+  use of a set of SASJS_FMTLIST_(DATATYPE) global variables.
+
+**/
+
+%macro mcf_getfmttype(wrap=NO
+  ,insert_cmplib=NO
+  ,lib=WORK
+  ,cat=SASJS
+  ,pkg=UTILS
+)/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
+
+%if %mcf_init(mcf_getfmttype)=1 %then %return;
+
+%if &wrap=YES  %then %do;
+  proc fcmp outlib=&lib..&cat..&pkg;
+%end;
+
+function mcf_getfmttype(fmtnm $) $8;
+  if substr(fmtnm,1,1)='$' then return('CHAR');
+  else do;
+    /* extract NAME */
+    length fmt $32;
+    fmt=scan(fmtnm,1,'.');
+    do while (
+      substr(fmt,length(fmt),1) in ('1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','0')
+      );
+      if length(fmt)=1 then fmt='W';
+      else fmt=substr(fmt,1,length(fmt)-1);
+    end;
+
+    /* apply lookups */
+    if cats(fmt) in ('DATETIME','B8601DN','B8601DN','B8601DT','B8601DT'
+      ,'B8601DZ','B8601DZ','DATEAMPM','DTDATE','DTMONYY','DTWKDATX','DTYEAR'
+      ,'DTYYQC','E8601DN','E8601DN','E8601DT','E8601DT','E8601DZ','E8601DZ')
+      then return('DATETIME');
+    else if fmt in ('DATE','YYMMDD','B8601DA','B8601DA','DAY','DDMMYY'
+      ,'DDMMYYB','DDMMYYC','DDMMYYD','DDMMYYN','DDMMYYP','DDMMYYS','DDMMYYx'
+      ,'DOWNAME','E8601DA','E8601DA','JULDAY','JULIAN','MMDDYY','MMDDYYB'
+      ,'MMDDYYC','MMDDYYD','MMDDYYN','MMDDYYP','MMDDYYS','MMDDYYx','MMYY'
+      ,'MMYYC','MMYYD','MMYYN','MMYYP','MMYYS','MMYYx','MONNAME','MONTH'
+      ,'MONYY','PDJULG','PDJULI','QTR','QTRR','WEEKDATE','WEEKDATX','WEEKDAY'
+      ,'WEEKU','WEEKV','WEEKW','WORDDATE','WORDDATX','YEAR','YYMM','YYMMC'
+      ,'YYMMD','YYMMDDB','YYMMDDC','YYMMDDD','YYMMDDN','YYMMDDP','YYMMDDS'
+      ,'YYMMDDx','YYMMN','YYMMP','YYMMS','YYMMx','YYMON','YYQ','YYQC','YYQD'
+      ,'YYQN','YYQP','YYQR','YYQRC','YYQRD','YYQRN','YYQRP','YYQRS','YYQRx'
+      ,'YYQS','YYQx','YYQZ') then return('DATE');
+    else if fmt in ('TIME','B8601LZ','B8601LZ','B8601TM','B8601TM','B8601TZ'
+      ,'B8601TZ','E8601LZ','E8601LZ','E8601TM','E8601TM','E8601TZ','E8601TZ'
+      ,'HHMM','HOUR','MMSS','TIMEAMPM','TOD') then return('TIME');
+    else return('NUM');
+  end;
+endsub;
+
+%if &wrap=YES %then %do;
+  quit;
+%end;
+
+%if &insert_cmplib=YES %then %do;
+  options insert=(CMPLIB=(&lib..&cat));
+%end;
+
+%mend mcf_getfmttype;/**
   @file
   @brief Sets up the mcf_xx functions
   @details
diff --git a/base/mp_jsonout.sas b/base/mp_jsonout.sas
index 251850e..dc750fc 100644
--- a/base/mp_jsonout.sas
+++ b/base/mp_jsonout.sas
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
       %put &sysmacroname: Switching to DATASTEP engine;
       %goto datastep;
     %end;
-    data &tempds /view=&tempds;set &ds;
+    data &tempds;set &ds;
     %if &fmt=N %then format _numeric_ best32.;;
     /* PRETTY is necessary to avoid line truncation in large files */
     proc json out=&jref pretty
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
     %end;
       other = [best.];
 
-    data &tempds/view=&tempds;
+    data &tempds;
       attrib _all_ label='';
       %do i=1 %to &numcols;
         %if &&typelong&i=char or &fmt=Y %then %do;
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@
   %end;
 
   proc sql;
-  drop view &tempds;
-  drop table &colinfo;
+  drop table &colinfo, &tempds;
 
   %if &showmeta=YES %then %do;
     data _null_; file &jref encoding='utf-8' mod;
diff --git a/fcmp/mcf_getfmttype.sas b/fcmp/mcf_getfmttype.sas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0968a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fcmp/mcf_getfmttype.sas
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Returns the type of the format
+  @details
+  Returns the type, eg DATE / DATETIME / TIME (based on hard-coded lookup)
+  else CHAR / NUM.
+
+  This macro may be extended in the future to support custom formats - this
+  would necessitate a call to `dosubl()` for running a proc format with cntlout.
+
+  The function itself takes the following (positional) parameters:
+
+  | PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION |
+  |---|---|
+  |fmtnm| Format name to be tested.  Can be with or without the w.d extension.|
+
+  Usage:
+
+      %mcf_getfmttype(wrap=YES, insert_cmplib=YES)
+
+      data _null_;
+        fmt1=mcf_getfmttype('DATE9.');
+        fmt2=mcf_getfmttype('DATETIME');
+        put (fmt:)(=);
+      run;
+      %put fmt3=%sysfunc(mcf_getfmttype(TIME9.));
+
+  Returns:
+
+  > fmt1=DATE fmt2=DATETIME
+  > fmt3=TIME
+
+  @param [out] wrap= (NO) Choose YES to add the proc fcmp wrapper.
+  @param [out] insert_cmplib= (NO) Choose YES to insert the package into the
+    CMPLIB reference.
+  @param [out] lib= (work) The output library in which to create the catalog.
+  @param [out] cat= (sasjs) The output catalog in which to create the package.
+  @param [out] pkg= (utils) The output package in which to create the function.
+    Uses a 3 part format:  libref.catalog.package
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mcf_init.sas
+
+  <h4> Related Programs </h4>
+  @li mcf_getfmttype.test.sas
+  @li mp_init.sas
+
+  @todo "Custom Format Lookups" To enable site-specific formats, make
+  use of a set of SASJS_FMTLIST_(DATATYPE) global variables.
+
+**/
+
+%macro mcf_getfmttype(wrap=NO
+  ,insert_cmplib=NO
+  ,lib=WORK
+  ,cat=SASJS
+  ,pkg=UTILS
+)/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
+
+%if %mcf_init(mcf_getfmttype)=1 %then %return;
+
+%if &wrap=YES  %then %do;
+  proc fcmp outlib=&lib..&cat..&pkg;
+%end;
+
+function mcf_getfmttype(fmtnm $) $8;
+  if substr(fmtnm,1,1)='$' then return('CHAR');
+  else do;
+    /* extract NAME */
+    length fmt $32;
+    fmt=scan(fmtnm,1,'.');
+    do while (
+      substr(fmt,length(fmt),1) in ('1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','0')
+      );
+      if length(fmt)=1 then fmt='W';
+      else fmt=substr(fmt,1,length(fmt)-1);
+    end;
+
+    /* apply lookups */
+    if cats(fmt) in ('DATETIME','B8601DN','B8601DN','B8601DT','B8601DT'
+      ,'B8601DZ','B8601DZ','DATEAMPM','DTDATE','DTMONYY','DTWKDATX','DTYEAR'
+      ,'DTYYQC','E8601DN','E8601DN','E8601DT','E8601DT','E8601DZ','E8601DZ')
+      then return('DATETIME');
+    else if fmt in ('DATE','YYMMDD','B8601DA','B8601DA','DAY','DDMMYY'
+      ,'DDMMYYB','DDMMYYC','DDMMYYD','DDMMYYN','DDMMYYP','DDMMYYS','DDMMYYx'
+      ,'DOWNAME','E8601DA','E8601DA','JULDAY','JULIAN','MMDDYY','MMDDYYB'
+      ,'MMDDYYC','MMDDYYD','MMDDYYN','MMDDYYP','MMDDYYS','MMDDYYx','MMYY'
+      ,'MMYYC','MMYYD','MMYYN','MMYYP','MMYYS','MMYYx','MONNAME','MONTH'
+      ,'MONYY','PDJULG','PDJULI','QTR','QTRR','WEEKDATE','WEEKDATX','WEEKDAY'
+      ,'WEEKU','WEEKV','WEEKW','WORDDATE','WORDDATX','YEAR','YYMM','YYMMC'
+      ,'YYMMD','YYMMDDB','YYMMDDC','YYMMDDD','YYMMDDN','YYMMDDP','YYMMDDS'
+      ,'YYMMDDx','YYMMN','YYMMP','YYMMS','YYMMx','YYMON','YYQ','YYQC','YYQD'
+      ,'YYQN','YYQP','YYQR','YYQRC','YYQRD','YYQRN','YYQRP','YYQRS','YYQRx'
+      ,'YYQS','YYQx','YYQZ') then return('DATE');
+    else if fmt in ('TIME','B8601LZ','B8601LZ','B8601TM','B8601TM','B8601TZ'
+      ,'B8601TZ','E8601LZ','E8601LZ','E8601TM','E8601TM','E8601TZ','E8601TZ'
+      ,'HHMM','HOUR','MMSS','TIMEAMPM','TOD') then return('TIME');
+    else return('NUM');
+  end;
+endsub;
+
+%if &wrap=YES %then %do;
+  quit;
+%end;
+
+%if &insert_cmplib=YES %then %do;
+  options insert=(CMPLIB=(&lib..&cat));
+%end;
+
+%mend mcf_getfmttype;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/meta/mm_createwebservice.sas b/meta/mm_createwebservice.sas
index 371ebde..4b41b4f 100644
--- a/meta/mm_createwebservice.sas
+++ b/meta/mm_createwebservice.sas
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '      %put &sysmacroname: Switching to DATASTEP engine; ';
   put '      %goto datastep; ';
   put '    %end; ';
-  put '    data &tempds /view=&tempds;set &ds; ';
+  put '    data &tempds;set &ds; ';
   put '    %if &fmt=N %then format _numeric_ best32.;; ';
   put '    /* PRETTY is necessary to avoid line truncation in large files */ ';
   put '    proc json out=&jref pretty ';
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '    %end; ';
   put '      other = [best.]; ';
   put ' ';
-  put '    data &tempds/view=&tempds; ';
+  put '    data &tempds; ';
   put '      attrib _all_ label=''''; ';
   put '      %do i=1 %to &numcols; ';
   put '        %if &&typelong&i=char or &fmt=Y %then %do; ';
@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '  %end; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  proc sql; ';
-  put '  drop view &tempds; ';
-  put '  drop table &colinfo; ';
+  put '  drop table &colinfo, &tempds; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  %if &showmeta=YES %then %do; ';
   put '    data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
diff --git a/tests/crossplatform/mcf_getfmttype.test.sas b/tests/crossplatform/mcf_getfmttype.test.sas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c63a47f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/crossplatform/mcf_getfmttype.test.sas
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Testing mcf_getfmttype.sas macro
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mcf_getfmttype.sas
+  @li mp_assert.sas
+  @li mp_assertscope.sas
+
+**/
+
+%mp_assertscope(SNAPSHOT)
+%mcf_getfmttype(wrap=YES, insert_cmplib=YES)
+%mp_assertscope(COMPARE,ignorelist=SASJS_FUNCTIONS)
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(%sysfunc(mcf_getfmttype(DATE9.))=DATE),
+  desc=Check DATE format
+)
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(%sysfunc(mcf_getfmttype($6))=CHAR),
+  desc=Check CHAR format
+)
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(%sysfunc(mcf_getfmttype(8.))=NUM),
+  desc=Check NUM format
+)
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(%sysfunc(mcf_getfmttype(E8601DT))=DATETIME),
+  desc=Check DATETIME format
+)
+
+/* test 2 - compile again test for warnings */
+%mcf_getfmttype(wrap=YES, insert_cmplib=YES)
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(&syscc=0),
+  desc=Check syscc=0 after re-initialisation
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/viya/mv_createwebservice.sas b/viya/mv_createwebservice.sas
index e0768bd..16b8601 100644
--- a/viya/mv_createwebservice.sas
+++ b/viya/mv_createwebservice.sas
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '      %put &sysmacroname: Switching to DATASTEP engine; ';
   put '      %goto datastep; ';
   put '    %end; ';
-  put '    data &tempds /view=&tempds;set &ds; ';
+  put '    data &tempds;set &ds; ';
   put '    %if &fmt=N %then format _numeric_ best32.;; ';
   put '    /* PRETTY is necessary to avoid line truncation in large files */ ';
   put '    proc json out=&jref pretty ';
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '    %end; ';
   put '      other = [best.]; ';
   put ' ';
-  put '    data &tempds/view=&tempds; ';
+  put '    data &tempds; ';
   put '      attrib _all_ label=''''; ';
   put '      %do i=1 %to &numcols; ';
   put '        %if &&typelong&i=char or &fmt=Y %then %do; ';
@@ -421,8 +421,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '  %end; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  proc sql; ';
-  put '  drop view &tempds; ';
-  put '  drop table &colinfo; ';
+  put '  drop table &colinfo, &tempds; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  %if &showmeta=YES %then %do; ';
   put '    data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';