Overview of Base SAS Software

The core of the SAS System is base SAS software, which consists of

SAS language a programming language that you use to manage your data.

SAS procedures software tools for data analysis and reporting.

macro facility a tool for extending and customizing SAS software programs and for reducing text in your programs.

DATA step debugger a programming tool that helps you find logic problems in DATA step programs.

Output Delivery System (ODS) a system that delivers output in a variety of easy-to-access formats, such as SAS data sets, listing files, or Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).

SAS windowing environment an interactive, graphical user interface that enables you to easily run and test your SAS programs.

This document, when used with SAS Language Reference: Dictionary, covers only the SAS language. For a complete guide to base SAS software, also see these documents: SAS Procedures Guide, SAS Macro Language Dictionary, and Getting Started with the SAS System. The SAS windowing environment is described in the online Help.

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SAS language	a programming language that you use to manage your data.
SAS procedures	software tools for data analysis and reporting.
macro facility	a tool for extending and customizing SAS software programs and for reducing text in your programs.
DATA step debugger	a programming tool that helps you find logic problems in DATA step programs.
Output Delivery System (ODS)	a system that delivers output in a variety of easy-to-access formats, such as SAS data sets, listing files, or Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
SAS windowing environment	an interactive, graphical user interface that enables you to easily run and test your SAS programs.