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Using the SASPARM Table
The SASPARM table is used by SAS/ASSIST software to store information about your SAS/ASSIST session, such as the active table, graphics options values, the active graphics device name and description, and the name of the catalog where programs are saved. You can create your own SASPARM table and use it with SAS/ASSIST software. You can also create a default SASPARM table that is used each time a new user at your site invokes SAS/ASSIST software.
When SAS/ASSIST software is invoked for the first time, a SASPARM table is created and is stored in the SASUSER library. The table is a permanent table, so each time you exit and then access SAS/ASSIST software again, the same SASPARM table is used.
Each time a SAS/ASSIST session is started, SAS/ASSIST software looks for the SASUSER.SASPARM table. If the SASUSER.SASPARM table does not exist, SAS/ASSIST software looks for a SASPARM table in the SASHELP library. If it finds a SASHELP.SASPARM table, it copies the table into the user's SASUSER library to create the SASUSER.SASPARM table. If it does not find a SASHELP.SASPARM table, it creates a new SASUSER.SASPARM table.
Therefore, if you want to set up system defaults for all your SAS/ASSIST software users, you can create a SASHELP.SASPARM table and modify it to store the information for your site's setup. Whenever a new user invokes SAS/ASSIST software, the SASHELP.SASPARM table is used to create the SASUSER.SASPARM table.
To create a SASHELP.SASPARM table to be used as a template, rename or delete your existing SASUSER.SASPARM table. Invoke SAS/ASSIST software and use the options under the Setup menu to customize your SAS/ASSIST session. See "Doing More with Setup" in Doing More with SAS/ASSIST and Setting Up SAS/ASSIST Software for Individual Users for more information. Copy your customized SASUSER.SASPARM table to SASHELP.SASPARM.
Another way to use an alternate SASPARM table is to use the PARMSDS= command-line option. Refer to Command-line Options in this chapter for more information.
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