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The SASUSER library contains SAS catalogs that enable
you to customize certain features of SAS while your SAS session is running
and to save these changes. For example, in base SAS software, any changes
that you make to function key settings or to window attributes are stored
in a catalog named SASUSER.PROFILE. The SASUSER library can also contain
personal catalogs for other SAS software products. You can also store SAS
data files, SAS data views, SAS programs, SAS/ACCESS descriptor
files, and additional SAS catalogs in your SASUSER library.
In addition to storing function key settings and window
attributes, the SASUSER.PROFILE catalog is used to store your DEFAULT.FORM.
The DEFAULT.FORM is created by the FORM subsystem. It is used to control
the default destination of all output that is generated by the PRINT command.
(See Using the PRINT Command and the FORM Subsystem
and
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary for information about the FORM subsystem.)
By creating your own SASUSER libraries, you can customize
SAS to meet the requirements of a number of different types of jobs. For
example, suppose you want to create a user profile for a particular type of
task that requires a unique set of key definitions.
To specify the library to be created or used for your
SASUSER library, use the SASUSER= system option when you invoke SAS. (You
cannot change the SASUSER library during a SAS session.) For example, if
your SASUSER library resides in your B disk, you would use the following command:
sas (sasuser='mysuser b'
Similarly, if your SASUSER library resides in the SFS
directory MYID.MYSUSER, then you would use the following command:
sas (sasuser='myid.mysuser'
Any profile changes that you make during your session
are saved in the SAS catalog MYSUSER.PROFILE, which is a member of the MYSUSER
library. These changes will be retained when you end your SAS session.
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