Assume that SAS Data Integration Studio Table Loader is being used in a job. The load style selected is Append to Existing. Which statement is true regardingAssume that SAS Data Integration Studio?…

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Options

• AIt generates PROC APPEND code.
• BIt generates PROC SQL code.
• CIt generates either PROC SQL code or PROC APPEND code depending on further option
• DIt generates DATA STEP APPEND code.

• A
  4% (1)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  92% (24)

Explanation

Option C is correct because the Append to Existing load style in SAS Data Integration Studio's Table Loader is not locked into a single code generation method - it dynamically chooses between PROC APPEND and PROC SQL (INSERT INTO) based on a further option the user configures (specifically, whether the "Use PROC APPEND" checkbox is enabled in the transformation settings).

• A is wrong because PROC APPEND is only one of two possible outputs, not guaranteed.
• B is wrong for the same reason - PROC SQL is also only one possibility, not the fixed output.
• D is wrong because "DATA STEP APPEND" is not a real mechanism generated by this transformation; there is no such specific construct used here.

Memory tip: Think of the Table Loader as a smart dispatcher - it doesn't hard-code one method. When you see "Append to Existing," remember the keyword is "depending on further option" (the exact phrasing in option C mirrors SAS documentation language), signaling conditional behavior rather than a fixed code type.

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