Description of an SAS Variable
The SAS Informat variables for these records are located in the $CD.SDGAMAP library. An example of an SAS Informat variable is @5 SASFIELD PK1. Variable descriptions for this example are listed in the following table.
Variable | Description |
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@n | Identifies the position of the variable in the IBM® Connect:Direct® statistics record (relative to 1). Always identified by an @. |
SASFIELD | Specifies the SAS name for the corresponding IBM Connect:Direct field name. The SAS name variable must follow the position variable (@n). |
PK1 | Specifies the type and length of the SAS Informat
variable used in the maps. The type variable must follow the name
variable (SASFIELD). Type variable used in the maps are: HEX—numeric hexadecimal IB—integer binary PD—packed decimal PIB—positive integer binary PK—packed unsigned $n—standard character $CHAR—characters with blanks $HEX—character hexadecimal $VARYING—variable-length values |