DQOPTSURFACE Function

Reveals or hides non-surfaced definitions.

Valid in: DATA step, PROC SQL, and SCL
Syntax
Required Argument
Details
Example

Syntax

DQOPTSURFACE('surface-definition')

Required Argument

surface-definition

specifies the policy for the surface definitions.

Details

The DQOPTSURFACE function specifies whether the non-surfaced definitions are revealed or hidden. By default, non-surfaced definitions are hidden. Valid input values are as follows:
YES
reveals the non-surfaced definitions.
NO
hides the non-surfaced definitions.
The DQOPTSURFACE function returns the previous value of the surface definition policy.

Example: DQOPTSURFACE Function

The following example specifies that non-surfaced definitions are revealed. The character value oldDEFAULT contains the value of the previous setting. 
oldDefault=DQOPTSURFACE('YES');
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