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1.4.3.6.2 Alternate Input File

If you enter Y after Specify Alternate Input File on the
Extended Options Menu, the panel shown in Figure 1-31
appears.

/-------------------------  Alternate Input File  ------------------------------\
|Command ===>                                                                   |
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|Inquiry Step:  Data Clustering                                                 |
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|SAS file name(s) ===> ________  ________  ________  ________  ________         |
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|SAS Data set allocation instructions:                                          |
|   Data set name   ===> ____________________________________________           |
|   Disposition     ===> SHR  (SHR/OLD)                                         |
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 Figure 1-31.  Alternate Input File Panel

Several queries have the ability to read data from either CA
MICS files or external SAS files.  The Alternate Input File
panel allows you to specify that the input data for the query
is a SAS file or in some cases up to five SAS files.  The
option also allows you to specify the input SAS data set
name.  It is possible to specify an archive tape file, but
only when the query does not require multiple input files.
Note that the SAS data must already be created.