Step-by-Step Programming with Base SAS 9.4

Summary

DATASETS Procedure Statements

CHANGE old-name=new-name;

renames the SAS data set that you specify with old-name to the name that you specify with new-name. You can rename more than one data set in the same library by using one CHANGE statement. All new names must be valid SAS names.

MODIFY SAS-data-set;

identifies the SAS data set that you want to modify. These are some of the subordinate statements that you can use with the MODIFY statement:

FORMAT variable(s) <format>;

assigns, changes, or removes the format for one or more variables. You specify the variable and the format by using the variable and format arguments. You can give more than one variable the same format by listing more than one variable before the format. ...