| Getting Started with the SAS System Using SAS/ASSIST Software |
If you find that you perform
certain SAS/ASSIST tasks frequently using the same data, you may benefit from creating a private menu containing these tasks. A private menu allows you to access your saved SAS/ASSIST tasks without
having to go through multiple menus or through the Rsesult Manager. This section describes how to create, activate, and use a private menu.
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| Setting Up a Private Menu |
The SAS/ASSIST private menu facility
uses the saved SAS/ASSIST tasks in the SASUSER.PRIVATE (default) catalog, or a SAS catalog that you designate. To add a task to the private menu, make the task window selections, including the active
table, and select Save As... from the File menu. Save the task to the default SASUSER.PRIVATE catalog or to another catalog as described
earlier in this chapter.
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| Activating the Private Menu |
To activate the Private Menu, follow these
steps:
-
Follow this selection
path:
| Tasks |
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Setup |
|
Profiles |
|
User... |
The User Profile window
appears.
User Profile Window
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The User
Profile window allows you to control aspects of your SAS/ASSIST environment and customize it to your tastes.
- In the
Type field, type
PRIVATE MENU and then press ENTER. A list of options for the Private Menu appears.
Private Menu Options
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For information on each option,
type
I in the Cmd field for the option and then press ENTER. An information screen describing the option appears. Select Close to return to the
User Profile window.
- Change the values of the following options by typing over the existing
values:
- Catalog for private menu
- Leave as SASUSER.PRIVATE, or enter another catalog in which you have saved SAS/ASSIST tasks.
- Use private
menu
- Enter
Yes
- Leave the rest of the options as is. To save these options, follow this selection
path:
| File |
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End |
To use the Private menu, follow this selection
path:
| Tasks |
|
My Tasks |
A menu with your saved tasks appears.
Private Menu
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Select the one you wish to use. Another menu appears with a list of
available actions (Browse Source, Edit, or Execute).
- Browse Source allows you to examine the source code for the saved
task.
- Edit opens the task window and loads the task window selections for the saved
task.
- Execute runs the saved task.
Select the action you wish to take for that
task.
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