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The form of the GLOBAL command is one of the following:

GLOBAL x $ = labels,

GLOBAL x # = labels,

GLOBAL x $ UNSET,

GLOBAL x # UNSET,

where x may be any of the text items BT, FT, HT, IT, VT, XT, FL, V, H or X.

The effect is to set or unset a text string for the appropriate item. When set, this text is allocated to every table or variable (depending whether # or $ is specified) that is defined for the first time thereafter in the code, until the GLOBAL text is redefined or UNSET.

A GLOBAL setting can be overridden by a text definition that is attached to a specific table or variable by name.

IMPORTANT: GLOBAL V H FL and X labels are only allocated to tables and variables that have the appropriate number of rows/columns/elements.

IT (Identifier Title) texts cannot be set for variables.

The FILTER command causes the GLOBAL BT# to be set implicitly if the variable in the FILTER command has a V or X text assigned. FILTER OFF causes this implicit GLOBAL BT# to be UNSET.

Examples of GLOBAL text settings:

global bt# = 'All respondents',

global v$ = "Men;Women;Monkeys;don''t know",

global it# unset,