Overview

While in the editor, you can activate the Execution Mode / Execution Location Options window as shown below by selecting the Execute tab within the Editor Configuration window. The Editor Configuration window can be activated by selecting the Editor Configuration menu item from the Options menu of the Editor.

Features Map

Execution Mode

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 SASŽ.

OPTIONS OBS=0 NOREPLACE;

By doing so causes SASŽ to execute your program with 0 observations, i.e., the SASŽ 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 SASŽ.

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.