SAS EG - Magnifying glass icon on SAS Dataset

[meatballs12345]

Hi everyone!

Just a quick question, does anybody know what the magnifying glass icon means on this picture? I took it from SAS EG. Thanks!

[pink_poodle · Accepted solution]

Yes, it is a view. A view is a snapshot of a dataset.

See this article from @Rick_SAS : What is a DATA step view and why is it important? Excerpt:

Simply put, a "view" is a SAS DATA step program that is stored for later execution. When the SAS language processor encounters the RUN statement, the program is compiled and saved, but not executed. When a procedure uses a data view, the program runs and serves data to the procedure as if the procedure were reading a regular SAS data set. Thus you can use a view to manipulate data "on the fly."

[meatballs12345]

Cool thanks @Pink_doodle! 😄