Save a Task and Its Option Settings

If you use a task frequently, you might want to save the task after you specify the input data source and the option settings. In SAS Studio, you can save a task as a CTK file in your Folders directory. The next time that you need to run the task, double-click the task in your Folders directory and the task appears with all of your previous settings.

Note: Before you can save a task, you must specify an input data set and all the options that are required to run the task.

To save a task:

Click . The Save As window appears.
Select the location where you want to save the task file. You can save this file in the Folders section or in your My Tasks folder. Specify a name for this file. For the file type, select CTK Files (*.CTK). Click Save.

In this example, the task is now available from the Folders section.

Note: In the Tasks section, you are still working with this task. If you save the task again, the CTK file in the Folders section is updated.