SAS(R) 9.1.3 Companion for z/OS

612 Glossary
RMF (Resource Measurement Facility)
a feature of the z/OS operating environment that records information about each job
that is processed.
SAS cataloged procedure
a group of JCL statements that are used to invoke SAS during the execution of a
batch job. You can use a single EXEC statement to invoke all the JCL statements in
the SAS cataloged procedure. The SAS cataloged procedure is supplied with Base
SAS in the z/OS environment. However, it can be customized at each site.
SAS data library
in the z/OS operating environment, an operating system data set whose internal
format has been defined by SAS. The internal format divides the DASD space that
has been allocated to the operating system data set into space for each SAS file that
is stored in the library. Each file is a member of the library.
SAS data set
a file whose contents are in one of the native SAS file formats. There are two types of
SAS data sets: SAS data files and SAS data views. SAS data files contain data
values in addition to descriptor information that is associated with the data. SAS
data views contain only the descriptor information plus other information that is
required for retrieving data values from other SAS data sets or from files whose
contents are in other software vendors’ file formats.
SASHELP library
a SAS data library supplied by SAS software that stores the text for Help windows,
default function-key definitions and window definitions, and menus.
SASUSER library
a default, permanent SAS data library that is created at the beginning of your first
SAS session. The SASUSER library contains a PROFILE catalog that stores the
customized features or settings that you specify for SAS. You can also store other
SAS files in this library. See also SAS data library, SASUSER.PROFILE catalog.
SASUSER.PROFILE catalog
a SAS catalog in which SAS stores information about attributes of your SAS
windowing environment. For example, this catalog contains function-key definitions,
fonts for graphics applications, window attributes, and other information that is used
by interactive SAS procedures.
sequential access
a method of file access in which the records are read or written one after the other
from the beginning of the file to the end.
sequential data set
a type of operating system data set that is organized so that its data is processed in
order, from beginning to end. Sequential data sets can reside either on disk or on
tape. Under z/OS, SAS data libraries can be created and processed as sequential
data sets, but sequential files can also contain data that is external to SAS and that
can be processed by different applications. See also operating system data set.
SMF (System Management Facility)
a z/OS facility that provides information about the computing resources that the
operating system utilizes when it runs a job.
System Management Facility
See SMF (System Management Facility).
task
a logical process within SAS. A task can be a procedure or a DATA step, a window, or
a supervisor process.