a SAS data set in which the descriptor portion and the observations are stored in separate locations. SAS data views store the information required to retrieve data values that are stored in other files.
definitions or descriptions of data that reside elsewhere. The data views enable you to use SAS software to access data from many different sources, including flat files, VSAM files, DBMS structures, and native SAS data files.
a SAS table in which the descriptor information and the data values are obtained from other files. A SAS data view contains only the descriptor and other information required to retrieve the data values from other files.
a type of SAS data set that retrieves data values from other files. A SAS data view contains only descriptor information such as the data types and lengths of the variables (columns), plus other information that is required for retrieving data values from other SAS data sets or from files that are stored in other software vendors' file formats. SAS data views can be created by the ACCESS and SQL procedures, as well as by the SAS DATA step.
one of the forms of a SAS data set that were implemented in Version 6 and later of SAS software. A SAS data view contains only the descriptor and other information that is required to retrieve the data values from other data sources. PROC SQL views, SAS/ACCESS views, and DATA step views are considered SAS data views. SAS data views are of member type VIEW.