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| SAS Language Reference: Dictionary |
| Category | Data Set Option | Description |
| Data Set Control | ALTER= |
Assigns an alter password to a SAS file and enables access to a password-protected SAS file |
| BUFNO= |
Specifies the number of buffers for processing a SAS data set | |
| BUFSIZE= |
Specifies a permanent buffer size for output SAS data sets | |
| CNTLLEV= |
Specifies the level of shared access to SAS data sets | |
| COMPRESS= |
Compresses observations in an output SAS data set | |
| DLDMGACTION= |
Specifies what type of action to take when a SAS data set in a SAS data library is detected as damaged | |
| ENCRYPT= |
Encrypts SAS data files | |
| GENMAX= |
Requests generations for a data set and specifies the maximum number of versions | |
| GENNUM= |
References a specific generation of a data set | |
| INDEX= |
Defines indexes when a SAS data set is created | |
| LABEL= |
Specifies a label for the data set | |
| OUTREP= |
Specifies an operating environment's requirements vector for an output file | |
| PW= |
Assigns a read, write, or alter password to a SAS file and enables access to a password-protected SAS file | |
| PWREQ= |
Controls the pop up of a requestor window for a data set password | |
| READ= |
Assigns a read password to a SAS file and enables access to a read-protected SAS file | |
| REPEMPTY= |
Controls replacement of like-named temporary or permanent SAS data sets when the new one is empty. | |
| REPLACE= |
Controls replacement of like-named temporary or permanent SAS data sets | |
| REUSE= |
Specifies whether new observations are written to free space in compressed SAS data sets | |
| SORTEDBY= |
Specifies how the data set is currently sorted | |
| TOBSNO= |
Specifies the number of observations to be transmitted in each multi-observation exchange with a SAS server | |
| TRANTAB= |
Specifies a translation table for character conversions | |
| TYPE= |
Specifies the data set type for a specially structured SAS data set | |
| WRITE= |
Assigns a write password to a SAS file and enables access to a write-protected SAS file | |
| Miscellaneous | FILECLOSE= |
Specifies how a tape is positioned when a SAS file on the tape is closed |
| Observation Control | FIRSTOBS= |
Causes processing to begin at a specified observation |
| IN= |
Creates a variable that indicates whether the data set contributed data to the current observation | |
| OBS= |
Causes processing to end with the nth observation | |
| POINTOBS= |
Controls whether a compressed data set may be processed with random access (by observation number) rather than sequential access only | |
| WHERE= |
Selects observations that meet the specified condition | |
| WHEREUP= |
Specifies whether to evaluate added observations and modified observations against a WHERE expression | |
| User Control of SAS Index Usage | IDXNAME= |
Directs SAS to use a specific index to satisfy the conditions of a WHERE expression |
| IDXWHERE= |
Overrides the SAS System decision about whether to use an index to satisfy the conditions of a WHERE expression | |
| Variable Control | DROP= |
Excludes variables from processing or from output SAS data sets |
| KEEP= |
Specifies variables for processing or for writing to output SAS data sets | |
| RENAME= |
Changes the name of a variable |
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