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Processing an ESDS in a SAS Job

Special SAS Options Used with an ESDS

The special SAS options fall into functional categories. The following table lists the special SAS options and categories used for processing an ESDS data set. Informational and record retrieval options are specified in the INFILE statement. Record storage options are specified in the FILE statement.

SAS Options for an ESDS

Functional Category
Option Informational Record Retrieval Record Storage
BACKWARD
X
BUFND= X

BUFNI= X

CONTROLINTERVAL
X
ERRORABEND X

FEEDBACK= X

PASSWD= X

RBA=
X
RECORDS= X

RESET

X
SEQUENTIAL
X
UPDATE=
X
VSAM X X X

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