The REGISTRY procedure maintains the SAS registry. The registry consists of two parts . One part is stored in the SASHELP library, and the other part is stored in the SASUSER library.
The REGISTRY procedure enables you to
import registry files to populate the SASHELP and SASUSER registries
export all or part of the registry to another file
list the contents of the registry in the SAS log
compare the contents of the registry to a file
uninstall a registry file
deliver detailed status information when a key or value will be overwritten or uninstalled
clear out entries in the SASUSER registry
validate that the registry exists
list diagnostic information.