User-Defined Formats in the Aster Database

You can use PROC FORMAT to create user-defined formats and store them in a format catalog. You can then use the %INDAC_PUBLISH_FORMATS macro to export the user-defined format definitions as format files to a table inside the Aster database where the SAS_PUT( ) function can reference them.

For more information about the %INDAC_PUBLISH_FORMATS macro, see Publishing SAS Formats in Aster. For more information about the SAS_PUT( ) function, see Using the SAS_PUT( ) Function in the Aster Database.

Formats as labels and the DATATYPE= option cannot be used with formats that are exported to Aster.