SAS CATALOG IS A TYPE OF SPECIAL SAS FILE THAT CONTAINS

ELEMENTS.MOST COMMMON ELEMENTS IN SAS CATALOG ARE 'FORMAT'

'SOURCE' OUTPUT,LOG EC.

PROC FORMAT IS USED TO CREATE THE FORMAT AND STORE THEN

IN THE SASCATALOG.

proc format library=SMA;

value $region

'1'='n orthwest'

'2'='southwest'

'3'='central'

;

run;

FORMAT NAME 'REGION' IS STORED IN CATALOG IN 'SMA' LIBRARY

TO KNOW THE CONTENTS OR TO MOVE THE CONTENTS OF ASA CATALOG

USE THE PROCEDURE 'PROC CATALOG'