Saving Output to SAS Datasets

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Saving Output to SAS Datasets

Many investment specifications have a button that reads Save Data As.... Clicking that button opens the Save Output Dataset dialog box (see Figure 11.1). This dialog box enables you to save all or part of the area generated by the specification.

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Figure 11.1: Saving to a Dataset

The following items are displayed:

Dataset Name holds the SAS dataset name to which you wish to save.

Browse... opens the standard SAS Open dialog box, which enables you to select an existing dataset to overwrite.

Dataset Label holds the dataset's label.

Dataset Variables organizes variables. The varables listed in the Selected area will be included in the dataset.

You can select variables one at a time, by clicking the single right-arrow after each selection to move it to the Selected area.
If the desired dataset has many variables you wish to save, it may be simpler to follow these steps:
1. Click the double right arrow to select all available variables.
2. Remove any unwanted variable by selecting it from the Selected area and clicking the single left arrow.
The double left arrow removes all selected variables from the proposed dataset.
The up and down arrows below the Available and Selected boxes enable you to scroll up and down the list of variables in their respective boxes.

Save Dataset attempts to save the dataset. If the Dataset name exists, you are asked if you want to replace the dataset, append to the existing Dataset, or cancel the current save attempt. You then return to this dialog box ready to create another dataset to save.

Return takes you back to the specification dialog box.

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