| ACCESS Procedure Reference |
Generates SAS names and formats that are based on item names and
data types.
| Applies to: |
access descriptors only
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The ASSIGN= statement generates SAS variable names based on the
first 8, non-blank characters of the item names and SAS variable attributes
based on the item data types. You can change names and formats only in the
access descriptor. The names saved in the access descriptor are the ones that
will be used in the view descriptors.
The ASSIGN= statement causes view descriptors to inherit
the SAS variable names and formats of the parent access descriptor at the
time that the access descriptor is created. That is, if ASSIGN=YES (or Y),
the variable names generated for the access descriptor will be used in all
derived view descriptors, regardless of the statements used in the view descriptor.
If ASSIGN=NO (or N), you must specify the SAS variable names and formats when
you create a view descriptor from this access descriptor. Use the RENAME,
FORMAT, INFORMAT, LENGTH, BYKEY, and UNIQUE statements to change the variable
names and attributes when creating a descriptor. The default is NO.
When a new CREATE statement is entered, the ASSIGN=
statement is re-set to NO. AN= is an alias.
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