Moving and Accessing SAS Files across Operating Environments

Describing the Content of the Transport File

If the person who creates the transport file at the source host is different from the person who restores the transport file at the target host, make sure that the details of the transport file are communicated in advance of the file transfer. Here is an example of the type of information that may be useful to the person who will restore the transport file at the target host:

Description of Transport File
Type of Source Host and SAS Release Used How Transport File Was Created Transport Filename Data Sets Catalogs Catalog Entries

OS/390 TSO
SAS Version 8
PROC CPORT TPORT.DAT TEST.CITY
TEST.CLASS
TEST.FORMATS REGFMT
SALEFMT
SIZEFMT

***Description of Transport File***
Type of Source Host and SAS Release Used	How Transport File Was Created	Transport Filename	Data Sets	Catalogs	Catalog Entries
OS/390 TSO SAS Version 8	PROC CPORT	TPORT.DAT	TEST.CITY TEST.CLASS	TEST.FORMATS	REGFMT SALEFMT SIZEFMT

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