PROC Step always starts with keyword proc and end with run/quit statement.
PROC steps are typically used to process SAS data sets
(That is generating reports and graphs, edit data, and sort data, analyze the data…etc).
Types of Procedures
DATA ACCESS PROCEDURES – Performs data extraction.
1. SQL PASS THRU QUERY(Proc SQL)
2. Proc Access
3. Proc DBLOAD
4. Libname Facility
5. Proc Import
6. Proc Export
UTILITY PROCEDURES – Performs data manipulation.
1. Proc Contents
2. Proc Setinit
3. Proc Options
4. Proc Pwencode
5. Proc Copy
6. Proc Delete
7. Proc Sort
8. Proc Compare
9. Proc Append
10. Proc Datasets
11. Proc Format
12. Proc Rank
13. Proc Transpose
14. Proc Template
15. Proc Forms
16. Proc Catalog
17. Proc Import
18. Proc Export
19. Proc Cport
20. Proc Cimport
21. Proc Upload
22. Proc Download
23. Proc Migrate
STATISTICAL PROCEDURES – Performs data analysis.
1. Proc Means
2. Proc Summary
3. Proc Univariate
4. Proc Freq
5. Proc Corr
6.Proc Reg
7. Proc Anova
8. Proc GLM
9. Proc Lifetest
10. Proc LifeReg
11. Proc Logistics
12. Proc NPAR1WAY
13. Proc TTest
REPORTING PROCEDURES – Performs data reporting.
1. Proc Print
2. Proc Tabulate
3. Proc Report
4. Data step Reporting(_Null_ Reporting)
GRAPHICAL PROCEDURES – Performs data reporting with graphs.
1. Proc Gchart
2. Proc Gplot
3. Proc SGplot
4. Proc GIS
5. Proc Gmap