SAS :Debug Options

[deleted_user]

Ques: Debug For data step used in Macros...

If i have 100or more of data steps ....how can i debug rather using for each datastep /debug ? Any other options to trace the code ??

For valuable suggestions & replies...
Thanks in advance ....
giri

[sbb]

You can add SAS log diagnostic statements such as PUTLOG either with _ALL_; or selected SAS variables -- and when you have multiple per DATA step, you can use a "tag" identifier placed in the PUTLOG, such as:

PUTLOG ">DIAG1>" / _ALL_;

Of course, other techniques for "abbreviated" processing exist for testing, such as using:

OPTIONS OBS=nnn; /* limit processing to nnn observations */

Then you may also need the stmt below later depending on your DATA/PROC step flow:

OPTIONS OBS=MAX;



Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.

[deleted_user]

your information helped me .. Thanks ..

[Peter_C]

I cannot imagine your challenge ~ debugging 100+ data steps ~ but can offer a systematic way to debug all data steps.[pre] option dsoptions= debug ;[/pre]Switch off the setting with[pre] option dsoptions= nodebug ; [/pre]
PeterC

[deleted_user]

Thanks for ur reply...