Below is the current list of general SAS Procedures based on their strengths. In general, SAS papers are references by the primary category to avoid any duplications.
Expect more SAS Procedures to be added soon. New to SAS Programming? See Statsitical Procedures.
SAS® Procedure |
Brief Description of Strength |
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Proc Append |
Add records from second dataset to first dataset |
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Proc Print |
Display intermediate datasets, apply where condition as needed. |
Proc Compare |
Compare and contrast dataset attributes and values between two datasets. |
Proc Cport/Proc Cimport |
Convert datasets and catalog files to transport files to be used across different operating systems |
Proc Datasets |
Dataset utility procedure |
Proc Document |
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Proc Expand and SAS Dates |
Create records to fill date gaps. |
| Proc Export | Writes to an external data source such as an excel files PROC EXPORT DATA=mydata.movies OUTFILE='c:\Movies.xls' DBMS=EXCEL REPLACE; RUN; |
Proc Format |
Create user defined formats |
Proc Import |
Access external files such as excel files. See SAS Access to external files. See SAS paper. PROC IMPORT OUT=mydata.movies DATAFILE='c:\Movies.xls' DBMS=EXCEL2002 REPLACE; RUN; |
Proc Printto |
Write to external files. See SAS Access to external files. |
Proc Sort |
Sort dataset |
Proc Transpose |
Convert records to variables or variables to records. |