Using the SAS Windowing Environment

Review of SAS Tools

ODS PATH location(s)

specifies which locations to search for definitions that were created by PROC TEMPLATE, as well as the order in which to search for them.

<libname.>item-store <(READ | UPDATE | WRITE)>

item-store

identifies an item store that contains style definitions, table definitions, or both.

File Shortcut Assignment: enables you to create or edit file shortcut references. To open this window, issue the DMFILEASSIGN command.
Find: enables you to search for an expression that exists in a SAS library. To open this window, select Tools Find from Explorer or issue the EXPFIND command.
Log: enables you to review information about the programs that you have run. To open this window, select View Log or issue the LOG command.
Output: enables you to see listing output. To open this window, select View Output or issue the OUTPUT command.
Editor: enables you to enter, edit, submit, and save SAS program statements. To open this window, select View Editor or issue the PGM command.
Results: provides pointers to the procedure output that you produce with SAS. To open this window, select View Results or issue the ODSRESULTS command.
SAS NOTEPAD: enables you to enter, edit, submit, and save SAS program statements. To open this window, issue the NOTEPAD or NOTES command.
SAS Registry Editor: enables you to edit the SAS Registry and to customize aspects of the SAS windowing environment. To access this window, issue the REGEDIT command.
Templates: provides a way to manage the output templates that are currently available. To access this window, select View Templates from within the Results window.

AUTOEXPAND	automatically expands the tree hierarchy when you select a tree node or when procedure output is produced.
AUTOSYNC	enables you to automatically navigate to the first available output in the Output window by means of a single click.
CHILD	toggles the Contents pane on and off.
CLEAR	removes all the SAS output pointers.
DELETESELS	removes the item currently in focus. Note: If the output pointer is associated with listing output, then the listing output is also removed.
DESELECT_ALL	deselects any items that are selected while the Contents pane is viewable.
DETAILS	toggles the item details on and off while the Contents pane is viewable.
DMOPTLOAD	recalls system option settings saved by DMOPTSAVE.
DMOPTSAVE	saves all system option settings for recall in later SAS sessions.
FIND	searches for a match to the string that you provide.
LARGEVIEW	displays large icons (on some operating environments) while the Contents pane is viewable.
PMENU	turns on menus in windows.
PRINT	prints the desired SAS listing output.
REFRESH	refreshes the window's contents.
RENAMESELS	enables you to rename the output pointer that currently has focus.
SELECT_ALL	selects all items while the Contents pane is viewable.
SMALLVIEW	displays small icons (on some operating environments) in a horizontal fashion while the Contents pane is viewable.
TREE	toggles the Tree view (hierarchical view) on and off.
UPLEVEL	moves focus up one level in the hierarchy.

Use PROC TEMPLATE to set template information.