Categories and Descriptions of SAS Data Set Options
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Category |
SAS Data Set Options |
Description |
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Data Set Control |
ALTER= Data Set Option
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Assigns an ALTER password to a SAS file that prevents users from replacing
or deleting the file, and enables access to a read- and write-protected file. |
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BUFNO= Data Set Option
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Specifies the number of buffers to be allocated for processing a SAS
data set. |
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BUFSIZE= Data Set Option
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Specifies the size of a permanent buffer page for an output SAS data
set. |
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CNTLLEV= Data Set Option
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Specifies the level of shared access to a SAS data set. |
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COMPRESS= Data Set Option
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Specifies how observations are compressed in a new output SAS data set. |
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DLDMGACTION= Data Set Option
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Specifies the action to take when a SAS data set in a SAS library is
detected as damaged. |
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ENCRYPT= Data Set Option
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Specifies whether to encrypt an output SAS data set. |
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GENMAX= Data Set Option
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Requests generations for a new data set, modifies the number of generations
for an existing data set, and specifies the maximum number of versions. |
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GENNUM= Data Set Option
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Specifies a particular generation of a SAS data set. |
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INDEX= Data Set Option
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Defines an index for a new output SAS data set. |
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LABEL= Data Set Option
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Specifies a label for a SAS data set. |
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OBSBUF= Data Set Option
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Determines the size of the view buffer for processing a DATA step view. |
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OUTREP= Data Set Option
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Specifies the data representation for the output SAS data set. |
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PW= Data Set Option
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Assigns a READ, WRITE, and ALTER password to a SAS file, and enables
access to a password-protected SAS file. |
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PWREQ= Data Set Option
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Specifies whether to display a dialog box to enter a SAS data set password. |
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READ= Data Set Option
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Assigns a READ password to a SAS file that prevents users from reading
the file, unless they enter the password. |
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REPEMPTY= Data Set Option
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Specifies whether a new, empty data set can overwrite an existing SAS
data set that has the same name. |
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REPLACE= Data Set Option
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Specifies whether a new SAS data set that contains data can overwrite
an existing data set that has the same name. |
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REUSE= Data Set Option
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Specifies whether new observations can be written to freed space in
compressed SAS data sets. |
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SORTEDBY= Data Set Option
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Specifies how a data set is currently sorted. |
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SPILL= Data Set Option
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Specifies whether to create a spill file for non-sequential processing
of a DATA step view. |
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TOBSNO= Data Set Option
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Specifies the number of observations to send in a client/server transfer. |
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TYPE= Data Set Option
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Specifies the data set type for a specially structured SAS data set. |
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WRITE= Data Set Option
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Assigns a WRITE password to a SAS file that prevents users from writing
to a file, unless they enter the password. |
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Miscellaneous |
FILECLOSE= Data Set Option
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Specifies how a tape is positioned when a SAS data set is closed. |
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Observation Control |
FIRSTOBS= Data Set Option
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Specifies the first observation that SAS processes in a SAS data set. |
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IN= Data Set Option
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Creates a Boolean variable that indicates whether the data set contributed
data to the current observation. |
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OBS= Data Set Option
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Specifies the last observation that SAS processes in a data set. |
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POINTOBS= Data Set Option
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Specifies whether SAS creates compressed data sets whose observations
can be randomly accessed or sequentially accessed. |
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WHERE= Data Set Option
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Specifies specific conditions to use to select observations from a SAS
data set. |
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WHEREUP= Data Set Option
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Specifies whether to evaluate new observations and modified observations
against a WHERE expression. |
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User Control of SAS Index Usage |
IDXNAME= Data Set Option
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Directs SAS to use a specific index to match the conditions of a WHERE
expression. |
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IDXWHERE= Data Set Option
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Specifies whether SAS uses an index search or a sequential search to
match the conditions of a WHERE expression. |
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Variable Control |
DROP= Data Set Option
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For an input data set, excludes the specified variables from processing;
for an output data set, excludes the specified variables from being written
to the data set. |
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KEEP= Data Set Option
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For an input data set, specifies the variables to process; for an output
data set, specifies the variables to write to the data set. |
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RENAME= Data Set Option
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Changes the name of a variable. |
