SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Dictionary, Volumes 1-4

The SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary provides detailed reference information for the
major language elements of Base SAS software:

* data set options
* formats
* functions and CALL routines
* informats
* Application Response Measurement (ARM) macros

statements

* SAS system options.

It also includes the following four appendixes:

* DATA Step Object Attributes and Methods
* ENCODING= values for SAS commands and statements
* DATA step debugger

Recommended reading.
For extensive conceptual information about the SAS System and the SAS language,
including the DATA step, see SAS Language Reference: Concepts.