SAS Data Sets (8)

Basic Concepts

SAS Data Sets

Variable Attributes: Formats and Informats

Formats and informats (input formats) are variable attributes that affect the way data values are written and read, respectively. SAS software offers a variety of formats and informats for numeric and character data, including date and time values.

Variable Type Length Format Informat Label

Policy Num 8
Policy Number

Total Num 8 DOLLAR8.2 COMMA10. Total Balance

Name Char 20 Patient Name