The categories for SAS
data set options correspond to the SAS data set option groups:
| Data Set Control |
options that are associated with data sets |
| Observation Control |
options that are associated with observations |
| User Control of SAS Index Usage |
options that are associated with indexes |
| Variable Control |
options that are associated with variables |
| Miscellaneous |
|
| Category |
Language elements |
Description |
| Data Set Control | ALTER= Data Set Option | Assigns
an ALTER password to a SAS file that prevents users from replacing or deleting the file, and enables access to a read- and
write-protected file. |
| BUFNO= Data Set Option | Specifies the number of buffers to be
allocated for processing a SAS data set. |
| BUFSIZE= Data Set Option | Specifies the size of a permanent
buffer page for an output SAS data set. |
| CNTLLEV= Data Set Option | Specifies the level of shared access
to a SAS data set. |
| COMPRESS= Data Set Option | Specifies how observations are compressed
in a new output SAS data set. |
| DLDMGACTION= Data Set Option | Specifies the action to take when
a SAS data set in a SAS library is detected as damaged. |
| ENCRYPT= Data Set Option | Specifies whether to encrypt an output
SAS data set. |
| EXTENDOBSCOUNTER= Data Set Option | Specifies whether to extend
the maximum observation count in a new output SAS data file. |
| GENMAX= Data Set Option | Requests generations for a new data
set, modifies the number of generations for an existing data set, and specifies the maximum number of versions. |
| GENNUM= Data Set Option | Specifies a particular generation of
a SAS data set. |
| INDEX= Data Set Option | Defines an index for a new output SAS
data set. |
| LABEL= Data Set Option | Specifies a label for a SAS data set. |
| OBSBUF= Data Set Option | Determines the size of the view buffer
for processing a DATA step view. |
| OUTREP= Data Set Option | Specifies the data representation for
the output SAS data set. |
| PW= Data Set Option | Assigns a READ, WRITE, and ALTER password
to a SAS file, and enables access to a password-protected SAS file. |
| PWREQ= Data Set Option | Specifies whether to display a dialog
box to enter a SAS data set password. |
| READ= Data Set Option | Assigns a READ password to a SAS file
that prevents users from reading the file, unless they enter the password. |
| REPEMPTY= Data Set Option | Specifies whether a new, empty data
set can overwrite an existing SAS data set that has the same name. |
| REPLACE= Data Set Option | Specifies whether a new SAS data set
that contains data can overwrite an existing data set that has the same name. |
| REUSE= Data Set Option | Specifies whether new observations can
be written to freed space in compressed SAS data sets. |
| ROLE= Data Set Option | Identifies the fact table for a star
schema join. |
| SORTEDBY= Data Set Option | Specifies how a data set is currently
sorted. |
| SPILL= Data Set Option | Specifies whether to create a spill
file for non-sequential processing of a DATA step view. |
| TOBSNO= Data Set Option | Specifies the number of observations
to send in a client/server transfer. |
| TYPE= Data Set Option | Specifies the data set type for a specially
structured SAS data set. |
| WRITE= Data Set Option | Assigns a WRITE password to a SAS file
that prevents users from writing to a file, unless they enter the password. |
| Miscellaneous | FILECLOSE= Data Set Option | Specifies
how a tape is positioned when a SAS data set is closed. |
| Observation Control | FIRSTOBS= Data Set Option | Specifies
the first observation that SAS processes in a SAS data set. |
| IN= Data Set Option | Creates a Boolean variable that indicates
whether the data set contributed data to the current observation. |
| OBS= Data Set Option | Specifies the last observation that SAS
processes in a data set. |
| POINTOBS= Data Set Option | Specifies whether SAS creates compressed
data sets whose observations can be randomly accessed or sequentially accessed. |
| WHERE= Data Set Option | Specifies specific conditions to use
to select observations from a SAS data set. |
| WHEREUP= Data Set Option | Specifies whether to evaluate new
observations and modified observations against a WHERE expression. |
| User Control of SAS Index Usage | IDXNAME= Data Set Option | Directs
SAS to use a specific index to match the conditions of a WHERE expression. |
| IDXWHERE= Data Set Option | Specifies whether SAS uses an index
search or a sequential search to match the conditions of a WHERE expression. |
| Variable Control | DROP= Data Set Option | For
an input data set, excludes the specified variables from processing; for an output data set, excludes the specified variables
from being written to the data set. |
| KEEP= Data Set Option | For an input data set, specifies the
variables to process; for an output data set, specifies the variables to write to the data set. |
| RENAME= Data Set Option | Changes the name of a variable. |