Overview

While in the editor, you can activate the Execution Location / Execution Options window as shown below by selecting the Execute Configuration menu item under the Options menu.

Features Map

Execution Options

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N Observations - This feature allows you to specify the number of observation(s) you want to loop through during execution. For example, if you check the N Observations check box and specify Observations 0, ASAP ™ will automatically include the following line at the beginning of your program prior to submitting to SAS^Ž.

OPTIONS OBS=0 NOREPLACE;

By doing so causes SAS^Ž to execute your program with 0 observations, i.e., the SAS^Ž engine/compiler will merely scan the code and report potential syntax errors.

Expand Macros (MPRINT) - Similar to N Observations, if you check the Expand Macros (MPRINT) check box, ASAP ™ will automatically include the following line at the beginning of your program prior to submitting to SAS^Ž.

OPTIONS MPRINT;

By having OPTIONS MPRINT at the beginning of your program will result in macro-generated statements being displayed in the execution log. The statements are formatted with macro variable references and macro functions resolved. You can then Visualize the "expanded" Macro (both program and data flow) by visualizing the execution log.

Note: ASAP ™ will automatically create a new tab called the Modified Execution Log tab to capture the execution log of a SAS program if it is executed with the N Observations option and/or the MPRINT option turned on. The Modified Execution Log is not saved permanently and will be deleted upon close of the program.

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