Uses and Features of SAS/FSP Procedures

• Browsing existing SAS data sets.

• Editing and updating existing SAS data sets.

• Creating new SAS data sets.

• Creating data entry and editing applications.

Features

• Displays one observation at a time.

• Window characteristics can be customized.

• Application-specific key definitions can be assigned.

• Associated SAS Component Language programs can display computed variables, validate field values, and manipulate values from other SAS data sets.

• The FSLETTER procedure can be called to create letters or reports containing information from the displayed data set.

• Browsing existing SAS data sets.

• Creating data presentation application.

Features

• Displays one observation at a time.

• Window characteristics can be customized.

• Application-specific key definitions can be assigned.

• Associated SAS Component Language programs can display computed variables and values from other SAS data sets.

• The FSLETTER procedure can be called to create letters or reports containing information from the displayed data set.

• Creating individual letters and reports.

• Creating personalized form letters and reports that incorporate values from a SAS data set.

Features

• Customized forms can be used to define printer characteristics.

• Text-field highlighting can be used to take advantage of all available printer capabilities.

• The text editor's spelling checker can be used to verify words in entered text.

• Browsing existing SAS data sets.

• Editing and updating existing SAS data sets.

• Creating new SAS data sets.

Features

• Displays observations in tabular format.

• Window characteristics can be customized.

• Associated formulas can display computed variables and can validate or otherwise manipulate column values.