SAS supports three ways of transporting SAS data sets
between
z/OS and other SAS operating environments: the XPORT engine,
the CPORT and CIMPORT procedures, and
SAS/CONNECT software, which
is licensed separately. The process of moving a SAS file to or from
z/OS with the XPORT engine or with the CPORT and CIMPORT procedures
involves three general steps:
-
Convert
the SAS file to the intermediate form known as
transport
format.
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Physically move the
transport format file to the other operating environment.
-
Convert the transport
format file into a normal, fully functional SAS file, in the format
required by the other operating environment.
For further information
about the XPORT engine and on the CPORT and CIMPORT procedures, including
limited restrictions, refer to
Moving and Accessing SAS Files.
SAS/CONNECT software
enables you to move files between operating environments without using
the intermediate transport format. For further information about
SAS/CONNECT, including limited
restrictions, refer to
Communications Access Methods for SAS/CONNECT and SAS/SHARE.