SAS Workspaces

A SAS workspace runs programs written in the SAS language. This type of workspace is available beginning with the 13.1 release of IML Studio. A SAS workspace provides the following features:

• Run SAS programs containing any SAS language syntax, including the SAS Macro Language
• Run any PROC IML statements, including those that are not supported by IMLPlus
• Open SAS data sets and create interactive graphs
• View the cumulative log from the beginning of SAS server execution

A SAS workspace cannot run IMLPlus programs and therefore does not provide IMLPlus-related features. Thus, a SAS workspace does not provide the following:

• Use of the analyses available under the Analysis menu
• Use of a client-side installation of R
• Use of the IMLPlus class library
• Use of the IMLPlus module library
• Use of the Pause command
• Use of the BY Variables and BY Options tabs in the dialog boxes accessible under the Graphic menu
• Use of the SAS Options dialog box accessible under the Program menu

IML Studio creates a SAS workspace when you open the following types of files:

To create a new SAS workspace

From the File menu, point to New, and then click Workspace for SAS.
–or–
Press CTRL+SHIFT+N.

Differences from an IMLPlus Workspace

A SAS workspace has the following differences from an IMLPlus workspace:

• A SAS workspace displays the log from the beginning of SAS server execution.
• A SAS workspace does not automatically clear the log before each run. (You can clear the log manually by pressing CTRL+E.)
• A SAS workspace respects the server-side setting of the NOTES option. By contrast, an IMLPlus workspace configures the NOTES option based on a setting in the SAS Options dialog box.