Without a SORT clause or a SAS BY statement, the data order is determined by the Native Key for the CA-DATACOM/DB table (or by the Default Key specified in the access or view descriptor). A SAS BY ...

This article is also available as a PDF download. Arranging data in a manner that’s meaningful can be a challenge. Sometimes all you need is a simple sort. Often, you need more–you need groups you can ...

Many SSIS transformations, such as the Pivot and the Data Profiling Tasks, require that the data being fed into them be sorted. Without first sorting, some ...

A SAS BY statement automatically issues a SORT clause to ADABAS. If a view descriptor already contains a SORT clause, the BY statement overrides the sort for that program. An exception is when the SAS ...