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