---
title: "Explained SAS Macro Here’s Tutorial"
description: "Simple SAS macro that filter input file and write into output data set. Explained all steps to execute a macro using JCL in mainframe"
url: https://srinimf.com/2012/05/19/mainframe-with-sas/
date: 2012-05-19
modified: 2026-10-05
author: "Srini"
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categories: ["SAS"]
tags: ["SAS Mainframe", "SAS tips and tricks"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Explained SAS Macro Here’s Tutorial

SAS skills with Mainframe you can find many jobs. SAS (Statistical Analysis System) is used in **Mainframe** for creating reports. For Mainframe professionals, learning and working on SAS is not a difficult task. The tutorial would explain how to run [SAS macro](https://srinimf.com/2014/06/09/sas-mainframe-program/) using Mainframe JCL.

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SAS is a macro level programming language. We can write programs with SAS. In the MVS environment, we can use both On-line and [Batch JCL](https://srinimf.com/2012/05/16/db2-bind-options/) to execute SAS macros.

**SAS with MVS (Batch);**

**[Sample JCL](https://srinimf.com/2015/10/16/jcl-to-sort-few-fields-in-an-input-dataset/) to run SAS:**

```
//SASSTP1  EXEC SAS6 
//INPUT1     DD   DSN=Inputfile,DISP=SHR 
//OUTPUT1    DD   DSN=Outputfile,DISP=OLD 
//SYSIN  DD   *  DATA  WORK.M;  
 INFILE INPUT1;  
 INPUT        
 FILELD1  $1-10               
 FILELD2 $11-20;  
 IF FIELD1= ‘22GCPMGGCAP’;  
 RUN; 
/*
```

The above is best example, where it reads [input file](https://srinimf.com/2018/03/28/sas-splitting-input-dataset-into-multiple-files/) and filters for matching record and write into [output file](https://srinimf.com/2016/08/26/how-to-write-master-file-popular-program-in-cobol/).

After executes RUN, it writes records into o/p file. Just grab my [favourite book](http://astore.amazon.com/mainframesrin-20/detail/1555447945)to start your SAS learning.

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