To view the setting
of one or more particular options, you can use the OPTION= and DEFINE
options in the PROC OPTIONS statement. The following example shows
a log that PROC OPTIONS produces for a single SAS system option.
proc options option=errorcheck define;
run;
The Setting of a Single SAS System Option
11 proc options option=errorcheck define;
2 run;
SAS (r) Proprietary Software Release xxx TS1B0
ERRORCHECK=NORMAL
Option Definition Information for SAS Option ERRORCHECK
Group= ERRORHANDLING
Group Description: Error messages and error conditions settings
Description: Level of special error processing to be performed
Type: The option value is of type CHARACTER
Maximum Number of Characters: 10
Casing: The option value is retained uppercased
Quotes: If present during "set", start and end quotes are removed
Parentheses: The option value does not require enclosure within parentheses. If present, the parentheses are
retained.
Expansion: Environment variables, within the option value, are not expanded
Number of valid values: 2
Valid value: NORMAL
Valid value: STRICT
When Can Set: Startup or anytime during the SAS Session
Restricted: Your Site Administrator can restrict modification of this option
Optsave: PROC Optsave or command Dmoptsave will save this option
To view the settings
for more than one option, enclose the options in parentheses and separate
the options with a space:
proc options option=(pdfsecurity pdfpassword) define;
run;
The Settings of Two SAS System Options
7 proc options option=(pdfsecurity pdfpassword) define;
8 run;
SAS (r) Proprietary Software Release xxx TS1B0
PDFSECURITY=NONE
Option Definition Information for SAS Option PDFSECURITY
Group= PDF
Group Description: PDF settings
Group= SECURITY
Group Description: Security settings
Description: Identify the level of PDF document encryption
Type: The option value is of type CHARACTER
Maximum Number of Characters: 4
Casing: The option value is retained uppercased
Quotes: If present during "set", start and end quotes are removed
Parentheses: The option value does not require enclosure within parentheses. If present, the parentheses are
retained.
Expansion: Environment variables, within the option value, are not expanded
Number of valid values: 3
Valid value: HIGH
Valid value: LOW
Valid value: NONE
When Can Set: Startup or anytime during the SAS Session
Restricted: Your Site Administrator can restrict modification of this option
Optsave: PROC Optsave or command Dmoptsave will save this option
PDFPASSWORD=xxxxxxxx
Option Definition Information for SAS Option PDFPASSWORD
Group= PDF
Group Description: PDF settings
Group= SECURITY
Group Description: Security settings
Description: PDF open and owner passwords
Type: The option value is of type CHARACTER
Maximum Number of Characters: 2048
Casing: The option value is retained with original casing
Quotes: If present during "set", start and end quotes are removed
Parentheses: The option value must be enclosed within parentheses. The parentheses are retained.
Password Option Value: Can not Print or Display
Expansion: Environment variables, within the option value, are not expanded
When Can Set: Startup or anytime during the SAS Session
Restricted: Your Site Administrator cannot restrict modification of this option
Optsave: PROC Optsave or command Dmoptsave will not save this option