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How to Quickly Customize How to Quickly Customize your PC SAS Sessionyour PC SAS Session

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October 27, 2004 October 27, 2004

Mary Anne RutkowskiMary Anne Rutkowski

Kathy HarkinsKathy Harkins

Senior Statistical Programming AnalystsSenior Statistical Programming Analysts

Merck & CompanyMerck & Company

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IntroductionIntroduction

• It’s easy to customize your PC SAS session!

• With a “double click” of a Windows desktop shortcut you can launch PC SAS and automatically assign customized SAS settings.

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Who can Benefit?Who can Benefit?

• Any PC SAS user

• Works for Versions 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, or 9.x although some parts of the shortcut are version dependent

• You and members of your project team

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What does the shortcut do?What does the shortcut do?

• Windows desktop shortcut that:– Launches SAS– Executes a user defined startup SAS program

• Sets system options, macro variables, and library definitions and/or executes SAS code/macros in an automatic and reusable way

– Defines a default startup location for Opening and Saving SAS files

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When / Where / How…When / Where / How…

• When: The shortcut is used every time you want to launch SAS

• Where: The shortcut is created once and saved to your desktop

• How: Double-Click on the shortcut

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WhyWhy

• To save time

• To ensure consistency

• To share option settings, macro variables, macro code among project team members

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Steps to FollowSteps to Follow

STEP 1:Create the Windows Desktop Shortcut

STEP 2:Create your STARTUP.SAS program

STEP 3:Double Click the Shortcut to Launch SAS

Note: Steps 1 & 2 are interchangeable

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STEP 1: Create Desktop ShortcutSTEP 1: Create Desktop Shortcut

Right click on any open space on your desktop

Select New Shortcut from the Menu

Enter the Shortcut Location: c:\Documents and Settings\your_name_here\Desktop

Select Next

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STEP 1: Create Desktop ShortcutSTEP 1: Create Desktop Shortcut

Enter the Shortcut name:SAS Startup Project ABC

Select Finish

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Customize the Shortcut - TargetCustomize the Shortcut - Target

Right click the shortcut “SAS Startup Project ABC”

Select Properties from the Menu

Next, Select the Shortcut tab

Enter Target:<Syntax> “location of SAS on your PC” –autoexec “location of your startup.sas program” -SASinitialfolder “default location for SAS programs”<Example> "C:\Program Files\SAS Institute\SAS\V8\sas.exe" -autoexec "c:\DrugABC\prot001\utility\startup.sas“ -SASinitialfolder "C:\DrugABC\Prot001\pgm_analysis"

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Customize the Shortcut – Start In Customize the Shortcut – Start In (Continued)(Continued)

“Start In” defines the default location for the SAS editor to locate your program files (SAS V6.x and V7.x only) .

Enter Start in:<Example> “C:\DrugABC\Prot001\pgm_analysis”Click Apply

For SAS V8.x or higher, Use the -SASinitialfolder

syntax on the Target field instead.

Change Icon if desired

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STEP 2: Create Startup.SASSTEP 2: Create Startup.SAS

• Create Global macro variables to define input directories for your SAS programs:%let drive = c:;%let protpath = &drive\DrugABC\Prot001;

• Create Global macros variables to further define file locations by file type:%let datadir = &protpath\data_analysis;%let rawdir = &protpath\data_raw;

• Create Global macro variables to further define macro libraries:%let macdir = &protpath\macrolib;

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STEP 2: Create Startup.SASSTEP 2: Create Startup.SAS(Continued)(Continued)

• Create Global macro variables to define output directories for LOG, LIS, tabular or graphical outputs from your SAS programs:

%let logdir = &protpath\out_logs;%let listdir = &protpath\out_listings;%let graphdir = &protpath\out_graphics;%let tabledir = &protpath\out_tables;

• Create Global macro variables to define SAS program locations:

%let pgmdir = &protpath\pgm_analysis;%let setupdir = &protpath\pgm_setup;

• Create library references to be used in your SAS programs:

libname datadir "&datadir";libname rawdir "&rawdir";

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STEP 2: Create Startup.SASSTEP 2: Create Startup.SAS(Continued)(Continued)

• Define options with the SAS OPTIONS command to customize your SAS Session:option mautosource mstored noxwait xsync nomprint pageno=1 sasautos=("&macdir" "&smacdir" "q:\maclib" sasautos);

• Make macro calls to eliminate the need to call them in each program:* Call macro rtfsymbl and generate reference macro dagger_;

%rtfsymbl(groups=Referenc);

• Define frequently used formats:Proc Format;value riskfmt . = 'missing‘-99 = 'undefined‘0.5 = '<1‘30 = '>=30';

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STEP 2: Create Startup.SASSTEP 2: Create Startup.SAS(Continued)(Continued)

• Define project specific macro variables:%let last_vst=8; *** last visit number for treatment phase ***;%let trtweek=%str(1 2 3 4 5); *** treatment weeks ***;%let __pvalue=0.05; *** p-value of signifiant ***;

• Embed macro code:%macro mwkdef;

select; when (.<rel_dy<=-1 and phase='Pre-Study') week= -1; when ((. < rel_dy <=1) and phase='Washout') week= 0 ; when ((2<= rel_dy <= 11) and phase in ('Treatment' 'Post-Study')) week= 1 ; when ((12<= rel_dy <= 21) and phase in ('Treatment' 'Post-Study')) week= 2 ; otherwise; end;%mend mwkdef;

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STEP 3: Execute the ShortcutSTEP 3: Execute the Shortcut

• Double-Click on your SAS Startup Project ABC Shortcut.

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STEP 3: Execute the ShortcutSTEP 3: Execute the Shortcut (Continued)(Continued)

• Click on file….open…..

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Advice on Utilizing the ShortcutAdvice on Utilizing the Shortcut

• Save your STARTUP.SAS program on a share drive. All team members can share and utilize the same shortcuts and settings

• Create multiple shortcuts on your desktop for example:- development, test, or production versions of code- version for each of your current projects

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In Recognition In Recognition

• Thank you to Margaret Coughlin, Donna Usavage and Ellen Asam for their expert guidance.

• Q U E S T I O N S ….kathy_harkins@merck.commary_anne_rutkowski@merck.com