Complete SAS Programming Guide - Learn SAS and Become a Data Ninja - Handling Common Tasks with an Indexed Dataset

The video tutorial covers common tasks performed on datasets, such as copying datasets, renaming datasets, and renaming variables. It explains how to handle indexes during these operations using the PROC DATASETS procedure in SAS. The tutorial provides syntax examples for each task, ensuring that indexes are preserved or automatically updated.

What is one of the common tasks you might perform on a data set?

• Deleting the data set

• Copying the data set

• Encrypting the data set

• Compressing the data set

When copying a data set with an index, what happens to the index?

• The index is lost

• A new index file is created automatically

• The index is ignored

• The index is manually transferred

Which statement is used to copy a data set in a proc data set step?

• Copy

• Move

• Duplicate

• Transfer

What statement is used to rename a data set while preserving its index?

• Switch

• Update

• Change

• Modify

How can you rename variables in a data set while keeping the index intact?

• Using the 'alter' statement

• Using the 'rename' statement

• Using the 'update' statement

• Using the 'modify' statement