Global Statements Dictionary
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audit file
(a^' dit fIl') n.
a special SAS data file that records changes to observations of a SAS data file.
audit trail
(a^' dit trAl') n.
1. a sequential record of actions on data that are sufficient to indicate the history of the data.
3. the association between a SAS data file and an audit file by which changes are recorded in the audit file.
AUTHID
Dataset option. SAS/ACCESS. SQL table qualifier.
AUTOADD
Command. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.
AUTOCOMMIT
Dataset option. SAS/ACCESS. Commit changes immediately.
autoexec
(a^ tO eg zek') adj.
executing automatically as part of an initialization process.
AUTOEXEC
System option. The autoexec file. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. PSPL:Execution:Session. SLRD:System Options.
autoexec file
(a^ tO eg zek' fIl') n.
a SAS program file that executes automatically as part of the initialization of a SAS session or process. The autoexec file can be indicated in the AUTOEXEC= system option.
AUTOFLOW
Command. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.
automate
(a^' tu mAt') v.t.&i.
to set up to execute automatically, so that a process can occur without the effort or attention of a person.
automation, n.
automatic
(a^ tu mat' ik) adj.
1. happening without any specific action by a person, as an action or effect of an automated process.
2. happening by default in the execution of a program, without being specifically mentioned in the program.
automatic variable
(a^ tu mat' ik va^r' i u bul) n.
a variable that is created automatically in the execution of a program; a variable that exists when the program executes, even though the program contains no specific declaration or action to create it.
AUTOREG
SAS/ETS. Procedure. Autoregression error model.
AUTOSIGNON
SAS/CONNECT. System option.
AUTOSPLIT
Command. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.
AUTOWRAP
Command. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.
