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New Forum: SAS Web Report Studio

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT

The purpose of this forum is to establish a community of users that can share information and resources about using SAS Web Report Studio.

Output Delivery System: The Basics and Beyond

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT

With SAS 9.2, ODS provides a myriad of choices for reporting and displaying analytical results with a greater variety of formatting selections and output destinations. As experienced SAS users, Lauren E. Haworth, Cynthia L. Zender, and Michele M. Burlew know how important it is to be able to produce customized output in different formats to meet the needs of clients. And all of that is in this book.

The zipcode dataset has been updated for 4th quarter 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT

This update contains the zipcode dataset for October and correction to zip 85193 in the July zipcode dataset. Also look for new datasets for Ireland, Mexico, Peru and Canada. All these datasets are at a higher resolution than previous versions so it would be beneficial to reduce before using.

Getting Started with SAS Enterprise Miner

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT

This blog post is in response to a feedback comment. The post provides a few resources for SAS Enterprise Miner users. Did you know about all of these? Are there others?

SAS 9.2 provides enhancements to the SCAN function

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The new modifier argument on the SCAN function enables leading, trailing, and multiple embedded delimiters to be treated like the DSD option on an INFILE statement. The modifiers are treated as delimiters between null values. This note provides example usage for these modifiers.

New learning paths provide more options

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Looking for a training plan that is customized to your job role? SAS offers more than thirty learning paths with step-by-step course recommendations to suit almost any role. New paths were recently added for SAS Administrators and Data Quality Stewards.

Sample: Use a Microsoft Excel file to create a user-defined format

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

This sample uses Base SAS to convert an Excel file into a SAS data set and modifies it for use by PROC FORMAT as a control data set. The CNTLIN data set must contain three required variables: FMTNAME, START, and LABEL.

Using SAS/GRAPH to create scalable vector graphics (SVG) output

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Starting with SAS® 9.2, you can use SAS/GRAPH to create scalable vector graphics (SVG) output. This sample contains SAS code that demonstrates two methods for creating SVG output.

Understanding Maintenance Releases for SAS® 9.2

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

SAS recently released the second maintenance release for SAS 9.2. If you currently have SAS 9.2 installed at your site, it is recommended that you review Maintenance Planning for SAS 9.2 before installing this maintenance release. This document describes how to prepare, install, and configure a maintenance release at your site. In addition to general configuration steps, this document includes product-specific pre-installation and post-configuration steps.

The man behind the curtain: SAS Deployment Wizard

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Are you looking for the step-by-step installation instructions for SAS 9.2? Guess what. The SAS Deployment Wizard has made them unnecessary. Find out why in this blog post.

The 2010 SASware Ballot is open for voting

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The SASware Ballot is set up to select the items you want to vote for by simply clicking on the item. The Ballot is divided into separate sections and parts with links provided to allow you to go directly to a specific section and part, or you can scroll through the entire ballot. Vote before January 2010.

Finding sample programs for statistical analysis

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

This post answers the question "how do I find sample programs about statistics on support.sas.com?" Post a comment if you have other suggestions.

Using Virtualization Environments to Support Migration to SAS 9.2

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

This paper walks through an example of how to migrate a SAS 9.1.3 Enterprise BI deployment to SAS 9.2. The SAS 9.2 virtual environment may then be fully tested in a non-production state, while fully protecting the availability and integrity of the 9.1.3 production framework.

SAS/GRAPH Resource List

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

This blog post provides a list of resources on support.sas.com that can help you answer your SAS/GRAPH questions. It even includes one sample about PROC SGRENDER as a teaser.

Advanced Search Ready for Testing

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

This blog post gives you an opportunity to test and comment on the new Advanced Search features for support.sas.com. Try it out and leave a comment.

How to add an Excel library to SAS Management Console (PDF)

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Step-by-step instructions – including screen shots – to guide you through the process of adding an Excel library to your SAS Management Console.

View all of the styles that are shipped with SAS

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

You can use the TEMPLATE procedure with the LIST statement to display the names of all of the templates. Take it one step further and use macro logic to dynamically build an HTML frame.

SAS® 9.2 Integration with IBM® Tivoli® Monitoring 6

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

SAS has developed a sample integration of the SAS^® 9.2 Enterprise Business Intelligence servers with IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2 running on IBM AIX 5.3.