WPS Core

The Core Module of WPS

WPS Core module provides all of the basic facilities required to run programs written in the SAS language. Support for the syntax and semantics of the SAS language includes DATA Steps, procedures, functions, call routines, formats, informats, macros, logs, input data, output data and readable output, and the ability to interface with many industry standard data sources.

Language Support in Detail

A complete list of all language elements supported can be found in the language support section of this website.

Macros

WPS Core provides support for both old-style and new-style macros.

Functions and CALL Routines

Many DATA step functions and CALL routines are supported by WPS Core including:

• Date and Time
• Math
• String
• Financial
• Statistics
• Multi-byte ("K-functions")
• File System

Formats and Informats

Many Formats and Informats are supported by WPS Core including:

• Date and Time
• Numeric
• String
• User-Defined
• INFILE Exits

Procedures

Many Procedures are supported by WPS Core.

Logs

Full support for program logs with error messages and warnings. The WPS Workbench provides the option to view, navigate, save and print logs. Locating errors in program logs is made easy with the outline view and log highlighting.

Output

WPS Core supports the following Output Delivery System (ODS) destinations:

Data File Formats", id: "DataFileFormats

The table below provides a summary of data formats presently supported by the WPS Core module.

Data File Format	Uncompressed Data		Compressed Data
	Read	Write	Read	Write
SD2 (SAS version 6 dataset)
SAS7BDAT (SAS version 7/8/9 dataset)
SASSEQ (SAS version 8/9 sequential/tape file)
V8SEQ (SAS version 8 sequential/tape file)
V9SEQ (SAS version 9 sequential/tape file)
WPD (WPS dataset)
WPDSEQ (WPS sequential file)
JSON
XML
Tableau
XPORT (transport format)
CPORT/CIMPORT (transport format)

Additional access to Microsoft ACCESS, Microsoft EXCEL, SPSS and dBASE files is supported by utilizing the WPS Engine for DB Files module.

Connectivity to databases, data warehouses and Hadoop big data sources is achieved by utilizing the appropriate WPS Data Engine Modules.

File Types", id: "FileTypes

WPS Core also provides support for the following file access methods:

Dependencies and Usage

WPS Core can be used on any supported platforms.