USER= System Option

Specifies the default permanent SAS library.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category: Environment control: Files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= ENVFILES
Note: This option cannot be restricted by a site administrator. For more information, see Restricted Options.
See: USER System Option: UNIX in SAS Companion for UNIX Environments

USER System Option: Windows in SAS Companion for Windows

USER= System Option: z/OS in SAS Companion for z/OS

Syntax

Syntax Description

library-specification
specifies the libref or physical name of a SAS library.

Details

If this option is specified, you can use one-level names to reference permanent SAS files in SAS statements. However, if USER=WORK is specified, SAS assumes that files referenced with one-level names refer to temporary work files.