Answer / suresh

First it creates an input buffer and PDV.
After that it initialises all variables to missing

Answer / sirisha

first it will check for syntax and then it will create an
input buffer and PDV and then descriptor portion.

Answer / vijay

first step is comilation. during compilation it will check
for syntax errors

Answer / sirisha

My logic is when ever u submit a d/step for execution sas
checks the syntax of all of the sas statements and then
compiles them i.e it will automatically translate the
statements into machine code...

Answer / ganesh kumar

Fisrt action of the flowing is intially it checks the
syntax errors and later on it compiles and does three
things during the compilition process.
first it creates Input Buffer, PDV,Discriptive portion of
the sas Data set.

Answer / ganesh

First step of data step intially it check for compalition
errors and once it is through then input buffer is created
it is the temporary storage memory and pdv is the area of
memory where sas buits a dataset,one obeservation at a time
and after that it creates a discriptive portion.

Answer / poojavaibhav

it compiles...
during compilation it check syntax errors,
convert code into machine language...
create input buffer
create PDV(in which _n_ and error created)
write descriptor portion of data step..

we can see it by using proc content;

thanks;

Answer / xxx

Input stack/input buffer- compalir- PDV - execution.

Answer / dupe

Compilation:
Turs code to machine code
Checks for syntax errors
Creates an area of memory called the input buffer(if
reading from a raw data file)
Creates an area of memory called the PDV
Creates the descripto portion.

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