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 |
option that is associated with tape position |
| 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.
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| BUFNO= Data Set Option |
Specifies
the number of buffers to be allocated
for processing a SAS data set.
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| BUFSIZE= Data Set Option |
Specifies
the size of a permanent buffer page for
an output SAS data set.
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| CNTLLEV= Data Set Option |
Specifies
the level of shared access to a SAS data
set.
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| COMPRESS= Data Set Option |
Specifies
how observations are compressed in a new
output SAS data set.
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| DLDMGACTION= Data Set Option |
Specifies
the action to take when a SAS data set
in a SAS library is detected as damaged.
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| ENCRYPT= Data Set Option |
Specifies
whether to encrypt an output SAS data
set.
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| ENCRYPTKEY= Data Set Option |
Specifies
a key value for AES (Advanced Encryption
Standard) encryption.
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| EXTENDOBSCOUNTER= Data Set Option |
Specifies
whether to extend the maximum observation
count in a new output SAS data file.
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| 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.
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| LABEL= Data Set Option |
Specifies
a label for a SAS data set.
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| OBSBUF= Data Set Option |
Determines
the size of the view buffer for processing
a DATA step view.
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| OUTREP= Data Set Option |
Specifies
the data representation for the output
SAS data set.
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| 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 password dialog box.
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| READ= Data Set Option |
Assigns
a READ= password to a SAS file that prevents
users from reading the file, unless they enter the password.
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| REPEMPTY= Data Set Option |
Specifies
whether a new, empty data set can overwrite
an existing SAS data set that has the same name.
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| 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.
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| REUSE= Data Set Option |
Specifies
whether new observations can be written
to available space in compressed SAS data sets.
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| 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.
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| SPILL= Data Set Option |
Specifies
whether to create a spill file for non-sequential
processing of a DATA step view.
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| TOBSNO= Data Set Option |
Specifies
the number of observations to send in
a client/server transfer.
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| TYPE= Data Set Option |
Specifies
the data set type for a specially structured
SAS data set.
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| WRITE= Data Set Option |
Assigns
a WRITE= password to a SAS file that prevents
users from writing to a file, unless the users enter the password.
|
| Miscellaneous |
FILECLOSE= Data Set Option |
Specifies
how a tape is positioned when a SAS data
set is closed.
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| Observation Control |
FIRSTOBS= Data Set Option |
Specifies
the first observation that SAS processes
in a SAS data set.
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| IN= Data Set Option |
Creates
a Boolean variable that indicates whether
the data set contributed data to the current observation.
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| OBS= Data Set Option |
Specifies
the last observation that SAS processes
in a data set.
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| POINTOBS= Data Set Option |
Specifies
whether SAS creates compressed data sets
whose observations can be randomly accessed or sequentially accessed.
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| WHERE= Data Set Option |
Specifies
specific conditions to use to select observations
from a SAS data set.
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| WHEREUP= Data Set Option |
Specifies
whether to evaluate new observations and
modified observations against a WHERE expression.
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| 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.
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| IDXWHERE= Data Set Option |
Specifies
whether SAS uses an index search or a
sequential search to match the conditions of a WHERE expression.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| RENAME= Data Set Option |
Changes
the name of a variable.
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