Data step vs. Proc step

[edasdfasdfasdfa]

A bit of a technical question.

Does proc step refer to any procedure (including proc print, proc contents) or does it specifically refer to proc sql?

[ChrisHemedinger]

Depends on context, but usually "PROC step" refers to any SAS procedure step.

Sometimes people compare PROC SQL vs DATA step for data management tasks.  But that can be a little narrow, as really you have PROC MEANS/SUMMARY for summarization, TRANSPOSE for "flipping" rows/columns, FREQ for counting, etc -- it's a larger suite of procedures to accomplish data-related goals.