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The document outlines the new features and enhancements introduced in SAS 9.3, including changes to default output behavior, updated procedures, and new macro features. Key updates include the integration of all output into HTML format, enhancements to ODS graphics, and the introduction of new SAS macro variables. Additionally, it highlights the compatibility of SAS 9.3 with Enterprise Guide 4.3 and improvements in statistical graphics capabilities.

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The document outlines the new features and enhancements introduced in SAS 9.3, including changes to default output behavior, updated procedures, and new macro features. Key updates include the integration of all output into HTML format, enhancements to ODS graphics, and the introduction of new SAS macro variables. Additionally, it highlights the compatibility of SAS 9.3 with Enterprise Guide 4.3 and improvements in statistical graphics capabilities.

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What’’sNewinSAS9.3?

ChrisGibby,OCSConsulting,Netherlands

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Agenda
 SASreleasessinceSAS9.1.3

 What’’snewͲ overview

 Changestothedefaultoutput

 Summaryofupdatedprocedures

 Additionalchanges

 NewSASmacrofeatures

 ODSgraphics

 EnterpriseGuide4.3

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SASreleasessinceSAS9.1.3
SAS9.1.3їSAS9.2:
Significantchangesandenhancements.Thiswasamajor
upgrade.

SAS9.2їSAS9.3:
BuildingontheupgradestoSAS9.2,whilenotamajorupdate,it
isstillasignificantupgradeinitsownright.

What’’snewinSAS9.3:
MostattentiongiventonewfeaturesinSAS9.3,insomecasesit
isalsorelevanttohighlightchangessinceSAS9.1.3.

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What’’snewͲ overview
 Changestothedefaultoutputbehaviour–– alloutputnowin
HTML

 SAS/GRAPHlicensenolongerrequiredforODSgraphics

 EnhancementsandfixestonumerousPROCs

 MorefacilitiesinSASMacro

 Newsystemoptions

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Changestothedefaultoutput
Previous Default New Default in SAS 9.3

OutputDestination LISTING HTML

DefaultstyleforHTML Styles.Default Styles.HTMLBlue


destination
ODSGraphics OFF ON

Wheregraphsaresaved Current SAS directory SAS Work Library

Advantages:
1. Graphsareintegratedwithtables
2. AlloutputdisplayedinthesameHTMLfile
3. Newstyleforoptimumpresentation

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Changestothedefaultoutput

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Summaryofupdatedprocedures
PROCCIMPORT PROCGPLOT PROCREPORT

PROCCORR PROCOPTIONS PROCSORT

PROCCPORT PROCPRINT PROCSQL

PROCFCMP PROCPRINTTO PROCTABULATE

PROCFORMAT PROCRANK PROCUNIVARIATE

PROCFREQ PROCREGISTRY

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Summaryofupdatedprocedures
PROCCPORTandPROCCIMPORT
ThefollowingenhancementshavebeenmadetoCPORTand
CIMPORT:

 TheSELECTandEXCLUDEstatementsnowsupportcase
sensitivenamesforfilesandcatalogs.

 SupportSASnameliteralsthatincludeembeddedblanks.

 WhenVALIDVARNAME=ANYorVALIDMEMNAME=EXTEND
arespecified,thedataset/membernamescanbeupto32
bytesinlengthandalsomixedcase.

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Summaryofupdatedprocedures
PROCSORT
ThefollowingoptionshavebeenaddedtotheSORTprocedure:

NOUNIQUEKEY eliminatesobservationsthat
haveauniquesortkey.
NOUNIQUEREC eliminatesobservationsthatare
adjacentlyunique.
UNIQUEOUT=dataset specifiestheoutputdatasetfor
eliminatedobservations.

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PROCFORMAT
ThefollowingenhancementshavebeenmadetotheFORMAT
procedure:

 UsetheVALUE=statementtocreateaformatthatperforms
afunctiononavalue.

 YoucannowuseSASExplorertoviewformatandinformat
definitions.

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Summaryofupdatedprocedures
PROCFORMAT–– Userfunction

PROC FCMP outlib=work.functions.smd;


function ctof(c) $;
return(cats(((9*c)/5)+32,'F'));
endsub;
run;

options cmplib=(work.functions);

PROC FORMAT;
value ctof (default=10) other=[ctof()];
run;

data _null_;
c=100;
put c=ctof.;
Run;

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Summaryofupdatedprocedures
TheGPLOTProcedure
TheGPLOTprocedurehasthefollowingchangesand
enhancements:

 TheHTML=optionenablesyoutoidentifythevariableina
bubbleplotdatasetwhosevaluecreatesalinktoanHTML
filegeneratedbyODS.

 ThenewURL=optionisavailableinthePLOTstatement.This
optionenablesyoutospecifyavariablewhosevaluesare
theURLsofWebpagestobedisplayedwhentheuserclicks
onelementsinthegraph.

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Summaryofupdatedprocedures
TheGPLOTProcedure

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Additionalchanges
Createnewdirectorieswiththelibnamestatement

Options DLCREATEDIR;

libname newdir 'c:\temp\newdir';

libname mltidir 'c:\temp\lev1\lev2'; X

libname mltidir1 'c:\temp\lev1';


libname mltidir2 'c:\temp\lev1\lev2'; 9

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Additionalchanges
AuditingofSASlibrariesͲ Loggingfacility
IntroducedinSAS9.2,nowalsoallowsforauditofSASlibraries.
YoucanobtainthefollowinginformationaboutaSASlibrary:

 thelibref

 theengineassociatedwiththelibrary

 thelibrarymembername

 thelibrarymembertype,suchascatalogordataset

 themodethatthelibrarywasopenedfor:INPUT,OUTPUT,
UPDATE

 thepathtothelibraryortoadatabasetable

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Additionalchanges
ResettingthelinenumberintheSASlog
Simplyaddthefollowingstatementinbetweendatastepsand
procedures: resetline;

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NewSASmacrofeatures
Newautomaticmacrovariable:
 SYSNOBS containsthenumberofobservationsread
fromthelastdatasetthatwasclosedby
thepreviousstep.
Newmacrofunctions:
 %SYSMACEXEC indicateswhetheramacroiscurrently
executing.
 %SYSMACEXIST indicateswhetherthereisamacro
definitioninthework.sasmacrcatalogue.
 %SYSMEXECDEPTH returnsthedepthofnestingfromthe
pointofcall.
 %SYSMEXECNAME returnsthenameofthemacroexecuting
atanestinglevel.
Newmacrosystemoption:
 MAUTOCOMPLOC enablesthedisplayofthesourcelocation
ofautocallmacrosintheSASlog.
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ODSGraphics
Statisticalgraphics(SG)&Graphtemplatelanguage(GTL)

 FirstintroducedinSAS9.2

 NewupdatesandenhancementsforSAS9.3

 Specificallydesignedforcreatingstatisticalgraphics

 NewPROCs:SGPLOT,SGSCATTER,SGPANEL

 GTListheunderlyinglanguageusedforstatisticalgraphics

 UserscanwritetheirownGTLtemplatesforpowerfuland
flexiblegraphs

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ODSGraphics
Newannotationfeature(preͲproduction)

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ODSGraphics
Newannotationfeature(preͲproduction)

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ODSGraphics
SCALABLEVECTORGRAPHICS(SVG)

 TheHTML,PDF,PCLandLISTINGdestinationsfromODSnow
supportScalableVectorGraphics.
 SVGfilescanbezoomedinandoutwithoutlosinganydetail.
 Notpossiblewithjpegandgiffiles,theseareonesizeonly.
goptions reset=all device=svg;

ods html file=“svgtest.htm”;


data hat;
do x=-5 to 5 by .25;
do y=-5 to 5 by .25;
z=sin(sqrt(x*x+y*y));
output;
end;
end;
run;

proc g3d data=hat;


plot y*x=z/ctop=red;
run;
quit;
ods html close;

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ODSGraphics
SCALABLEVECTORGRAPHICS(SVG)

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EnterpriseGuide4.3
 EG4.3firstintroducedwithSAS9.2

 SAS9.3onlycompatiblewithEG4.3(andmorerecently5.1)

 Newprogrameditorwithautocompleteandintegrated
syntaxhelp

 AbilitytoanalyseSASprograms

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REFERENCES
OCSDocumentation:
 What'sNewinSAS9.2
 What'sNewinSAS9.3

SASInstituteDocumentation
 What’’sNewinSAS9.2
http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/whatsnew/62580/PDF/default/whats
new.pdf
 What’’sNewinSAS9.3
http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/whatsnew/64209/PDF/default/whats
new.pdf

 NowYouCanAnnotateYourStatisticalGraphicsProcedure
GraphsͲ DanHeath
http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/277Ͳ2011.pdf

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