Dictionary tables contain vital information about your current SAS session. These special tables can only be used with PROC SQL whereas the views can be used with any SAS Procedures and Data Steps.
These special DICTIONARY Tables are automatically created each time they are referenced in a SAS program and store the following information about the current SAS session.
· Libraries
· SAS Macros
· External Files
· Tables
· SAS System Options Settings
· SAS Titles
· SAS Footnotes
· Columns
· Views
· Data Sets
These special DICTIONARY Tables are automatically created each time they are referenced in a SAS program and store the following information about the current SAS session.
· Libraries
· SAS Macros
· External Files
· Tables
· SAS System Options Settings
· SAS Titles
· SAS Footnotes
· Columns
· Views
· Data Sets