Question

How to create table from view?

view named A -> table named A

I find only proc sql and data set statements, but is there any native function in sas?

Answer 1

/* create a table as a copy of data from view by SQL ... */

proc sql;
create table A_COPY as select * from A;
quit;

/* ... or by DATA step */
data A_COPY;
set A;
run;

/* Delete the view A 
  and rename the table to original view name */
proc datasets lib=work nolist;
delete A / mt=view;
change A_COPY = A / mt=data;
quit;

EDIT:

you can retrieve the code that created either a DATA step view or SQL view to LOG by “describing it”:

data A /view=A;
    set sashelp.air;
run;

data view = A;
    describe;
run;



proc sql;
create view A as select * from sashelp.air;
describe view A;
quit;