When DATA step statements are compiled, SAS determines whether to create an input buffer. If the input file contains raw data (as in the example above), SAS creates an input buffer to hold the data ...

Doing data prep in Teradata before sending it to SAS for analytics can improve performance 10-20x, Sollimo said. A Teradata partner, SAS can run in Teradata’s database and Teradata has its own ...

The DATA step terminates when SAS encounters the end-of-file in a SAS data set or a raw data file. Note: The figure shows the default processing of the DATA step. You can code data-reading statements ...