An SCL keyword is a word or symbol in an SCL statement that defines the statement type to SAS software. Keywords are a fixed part of the SCL, and their form and meaning are also fixed. Generally, keywords define the function or CALL routine that you are using in an SCL program statement. For example, OPEN is the keyword in
table-id=OPEN('MYLIB.HOUSES');
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