Return Codes and Completion Status

The return code for the completion of a SAS job is returned in the Windows batch variable, ERRORLEVEL. A value of 0 indicates normal termination. You can affect the value of ERRORLEVEL by using the ABORT statement. The ABORT statement takes an option argument, n , which is an integer. The ABORT statement also takes the RETURN or ABEND argument. If you issue these statements without specifying n , the ERRORLEVEL variable is set to the following values:

abort;	sets the ERRORLEVEL variable to 3.
abort return;	sets the ERRORLEVEL variable to 4.
abort abend;	sets the ERRORLEVEL variable to 5.

The n argument can range from 1 to 65,535. The ERRORLEVEL variable is used as a condition in the IF command in a Windows batch file. Refer to your Window's user 's guide for more information on the ERRORLEVEL variable. The following table summarizes the values of the ERRORLEVEL variable.

Table A2.1: Values for the ERRORLEVEL Variable

Condition	Severity	Return Code Value
All steps terminated normally	SUCCESS
SAS issued warning(s)	WARNING	1
SAS issued error(s)	ERROR	2
User issued the ABORT statement	INFORMATIONAL	3
User issued the ABORT RETURN statement	FATAL	4
User issued the ABORT ABEND statement	FATAL	5
SAS internal error	INFORMATIONAL	6