SAS Metadata

Contents

Examine Metadata

The most basic way to inspect metadata is with proc contents.

proc contents data=LIBREF.TABLE;
run;

Labels can be permanently applied to a data table through the label statement in a data step.

data LIBREF.TABLE;
  label VAR1="Label with up to 256 characters"
        VAR2="Multiple labels per statement";
run;

Note that proc print shows column names, not labels. To override this behavior, use the label option therein.