Criticism
The Base SAS component had been criticized for its poor graphics when compared with other statistical software packages. With the release of the Output Delivery System (ODS) for Statistical Graphics extension in SAS 7, and with the use of the SAS Graph component the graphics have improved significantly. The development tools provided — which include the Enhanced text editor, log, DATA step debugger, SCL debugger — are also outdated compared to what other development environments provide. Debugging tools are especially lacking. Finding bugs in modern SAS programs that use many macros can be complex; SAS will often not note the correct line number of execution when reporting an error, as diagnostic messages will refer to the expanded macro code.
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