SYSPROCESSID Function

Returns the process ID of the current process.

Category:

Special

Syntax

SYSPROCESSID()

Details

The SYSPROCESSID function returns the 32–character hexadecimal ID of the current process. This ID can be passed to the SYSPROCESSNAME function to obtain the name of the current process.

Examples

Example 1: Using a DATA Step

The following DATA step writes the current process id to the SAS log:

data _null_;
   id=sysprocessid();
   put id;
run;

Example 2: Using SAS Macro Language

The following SAS Macro Language code writes the current process id to the SAS log:

%let id=%sysfunc(sysprocessid());
%put &id;