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Learning to use SAS® OnDemand for Academics Software Applications

The following resources are available to help you learn how to use SAS® OnDemand for Academics software applications:


arrowSAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide

Reference Materials

Working with Data

Working with Results

arrowReference Materials

If any of the supporting materials identified are not inherently accessible and you require an accessible format, please send e-mail to ondemandacademics@sas.com. SAS will work with you to provide an accessible format.

arrowWebinar Presentation

You can watch the following six-part webinar to learn how to use SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide.

The following files are used in the webinar. You can download these files if you would like to follow along in the webinar or to use at a later time. To download the files, right click on any of the links below and then choose Save Target As to save them to your PC.

arrowTutorial and Demonstration

Tutorial

If you are new to SAS® Enterprise Guide® or want to learn more about using SAS® Enterprise Guide®, you will find the free Getting Started tutorial helpful. As you complete the topics in this tutorial, you will learn to use the main features of SAS® Enterprise Guide®. To access this online tutorial,

  1. Select Start --> Programs --> SAS --> Enterprise Guide 4 Academics to log on to the SAS Server (the SAS Metadata Repository). The Credentials Required window opens.
  2. Type in your SAS Server user ID. You can find this user ID on your SAS® OnDemand for Academics home page. See Accessing Your SAS® OnDemand for Academics Account for more information.
  3. Type in the password associated with your SAS Profile account.
  4. Select OK. The SAS Enterprise Guide window opens.

    You are now logged on to the SAS Server. Note that your user name and connection status appear at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.

    To get started, select an option in the Welcome to SAS Enterprise Guide window.

    • Select Tutorial: Getting Started with SAS Enterprise Guide in the Welcome to SAS Enterprise Guide window to open the tutorial window.
    • Select Begin Tutorial to view a list of topics covered by the free tutorial. You should complete these topics in order.

Online SAS Enterprise Guide Demonstration

arrowOnline Practice Exercises, Statistics Information, and Sample SAS Data Sets

For instructions about how to perform all of the basic statistics taught in an introductory statistics class, a library of SAS data sets, and a library of practice exercises, visit the SAS Online Resources for Statistics Education Web site.

arrowOnline Documentation for SAS Enterprise Guide

SAS® Enterprise Guide® online documentation is available at the following location: SAS Enterprise Guide 4.1 Documentation

arrowAvailable Publications for SAS Enterprise Guide

Books

A number of books are available for SAS® Enterprise Guide. You can use the SAS Bookstore Web site to find the books, review portions of each book, and even place orders:

  1. Visit the SAS Bookstore Web site.
  2. Use the site's features to search for appropriate books or publications. For example, you might choose to search for Enterprise Guide or Base SAS.

White Papers

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arrowWorking with Data

arrowStoring Data

There are two ways to store data for use with SAS® OnDemand for Academics:

arrowUploading Data Files to the SAS Server

If the data that you want to use is not already available from the SAS Server, then you can use the Upload Data Files to Server task available within SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide. This task enables you to select one or more SAS data sets (*.sas7bdat) from your local Microsoft Windows file system and copy them to the SAS Server (the SAS Cloud) for processing. You must perform this step in order to work with any local SAS data sets because the SAS Server cannot access any data on your local drives.

The task generates a log that summarizes the data files that were copied, the byte size, timings for each file and for all of the files as a group, and any errors that occurred during the transfer. By default, all data files are added as output data in your SAS® Enterprise Guide® project so that they can be used in the project.

Since any modifications that you make to the data will not be saved once you end your session, you might want to download any data files that you have changed from the SAS Server to your local PC after you have finished your work. For more information, see Downloading Data Files from the SAS Server.

To upload a data set, you

  1. Select SAS data sets to upload.
  2. Specify the upload options.

To select the SAS data sets to upload, follow these steps:

  1. Select Data --> Upload Data Files to Server... The Upload Data Files to Server window opens.
  2. Select Add to select the SAS data sets that you want to copy. The Open dialog box opens.
  3. Select the name of the file that you want to copy. To select more than one file, hold down the CTRL key while selecting the files that you want to add. Files must be SAS7BDAT files.
  4. Select Open to add the files to the list of data sets that you want to copy. Note that all files that are copied are given lowercase names on the target server.
  5. Select Next to specify the upload options. The Upload Data Files to Server window opens.

    This window specifies the name of the SAS server and the destination SAS library for your project. The SAS Server for SAS® OnDemand for Academics is selected by default, and cannot be changed.

    The WORK library is the destination SAS library by default and should not be changed. The WORK library is specified because it is the only location on the SAS Server that you have the ability to temporarily store data for processing. Note: Selecting any library other than WORK will result in an error.

    To specify the upload options, follow these steps:

    • If you want overwrite any existing files on the SAS server that have the same name as the files that you are copying, select the Overwrite existing files with the same name check box. By default, existing files are not overwritten.
    • If you do not want to add the data sets that you are copying to your current SAS® Enterprise Guide® project, clear the Add data files to your current project check box. By default, the copied data sets are added to the current project.
  6. Select Finish to copy the data sets to the SAS Server.

    A log is created and appears in the SAS® Enterprise Guide® Project Explorer.

arrowDownloading Data Files from the SAS Server

The Download Data Files to PC task (available within SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide) enables you to select one or more SAS data sets (*.sas7bdat) from the SAS Server and copy them to your local Microsoft Windows file system. It is important to complete this step if you have modified any SAS data sets that you want to use again in the future.

The task generates a log that summarizes the data files that were copied, the byte size, timings for each file and for all of the files as a group, and any errors that occurred during the transfer.

To download a data set, you

  1. Select the SAS data sets to download.
  2. Specify the download options.

To select the SAS data sets to download, follow these steps:

  1. Select Data --> Download Data Files to PC.... The Download Data Files to PC window opens.
  2. Select Add to select the SAS data sets that you want to copy. The Open dialog box opens.
  3. Select the name of the file that you want to copy. To select more than one file, hold down the CTRL key while selecting the files that you want to add. Files must be SAS7BDAT files. All files that are copied are given lowercase names in the target folder.
  4. Select Open to add the files to the list of data sets that you want to copy.
  5. Select Next. The Download Data Files to PC window opens.

    To specify the download options, follow these steps:

    • Type the path of the folder to which you want to copy the files or select Browse to select a folder. The default location is your My Documents folder.
    • If you want to overwrite any existing files in your PC folder that have the same name as the files that you are copying, select the Overwrite existing files with the same name check box. By default, existing files are not overwritten.
  6. Select Finish to copy the data sets.

    A log is created and appears in the SAS® Enterprise Guide® Project Explorer.

arrowAccessing Existing Data from the SAS Server

The SAS Server includes some SAS data sets that you might choose to use. To access these SAS data sets, do the following:

  1. Start SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide and log on.
  2. Select File --> Open --> Data.
  3. Select SAS Servers.
  4. Double click on SAS Apps.
  5. Double click on Libraries.
  6. Double click on the appropriate library (such as MAPS or SASHELP).
  7. Double click on the SAS data set that you want to use.

Note: Remember that if you modify a SAS data set that exists on the SAS Server and you want to save that SAS data set, you must download the data set to a local drive. If you do not, your modifications will be lost when you end your session. See Downloading Data Files from the SAS Server for more details.

Additionally, some of the SAS data sets available from the SAS Server might be too large to download locally unless you have modified them to make them smaller. In this case, it is recommended that you work with the original SAS data sets only while connected to the SAS Server.

arrowUploading Data Files to the SAS Server versus Opening SAS Data Sets

If you have access to a local SAS data set, you can choose File --> Open --> Data and select the appropriate SAS data set. However, this is not the preferred method. Instead, SAS recommends that you upload the SAS data set to the SAS Server. This will improve data transfer speed and it will ensure that the step is recorded as part of your project.

See Uploading Data Files from the SAS Server for more details.

arrowWorking with Data Other than SAS Data Sets

If you want to work with data other than SAS data sets (such as comma delimited files or text files), you can import the files in to SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide. To import non SAS data, follow these steps:

  1. Select File --> Import Data.
  2. Select Local Computer.
  3. Find and select the data file that you want to use.

arrowWorking with Compressed SAS Data Sets

SAS does not recommend that you work with compressed SAS Data Sets when using SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide. If you have a compressed SAS Data Set, you can use the COMPRESS=NO option to remove compression.

arrowWorking with LIBNAME and FILENAME Statements

The SAS Server is unable to recognize or access the local drives of your PC. Therefore, if your SAS program includes a LIBNAME or FILENAME statement that refers to a local path (such as a location on your C: drive), then you will receive processing errors.

Instructors have the ability to store SAS data sets and other data files on the SAS Server. If your instructor has taken advantage of this feature, then you will receive either a LIBNAME statement or a FILENAME statement from your instructor that you can use to access the appropriate data. Note: LIBNAME or FILENAME statements are case-sensitive. Please copy them or type them in exactly as they appear to avoid permissions errors.

If you do have local SAS data sets that you want to use, it is recommended that you upload them. You can then refer to the uploaded SAS data sets in your code or in your projects. Additionally, if you modify the SAS data set(s) that you upload and you want to use them again, you should download the SAS data set(s) from the SAS Server prior to exiting SAS® OnDemand for Academics.

arrowWorking with INFILE Statements

An INFILE statement identifies an external data file to read with an INPUT statement. If you plan to use an INFILE statement or are asked to use an INFILE statement to access data, then you must use a fully qualified path in your statement.

For example, if country.dat exists in a course directory called /courses/u_0/i_123/c_105, then the INFILE statement to access this data file would be:

infile '/courses/u_0/i_123/c_105/country.dat';

However, if you specified a non fully-qualified path (such as the following), then an error would be produced:

infile ‘country.dat’;

If you are an instructor and you have uploaded data to the SAS Server for a specific class, then you can find the fully qualified path to your uploaded data by doing the following:

  1. Log on to your SAS® OnDemand for Academics home page.
  2. Under the Manage Courses area, click the title of the appropriate course.
  3. Scroll to the Course Data Directory area and then click How to use this directory.
  4. Review the information to identify the LIBNAME or FILENAME statement for your course.

    This information also identifies the fully qualified path for your course data. For example, a FILENAME statement for a specific course might look like the following:

    filename sample "/courses/u_0/i_123/c_105/sample.csv";

    From this FILENAME statement, we can determine that the fully qualified path is

    courses/u_0/i_123/c_105

  5. If appropriate, share the fully qualified path with your students so that they will know which path to use in their INFILE statement. Please note that INFILE statements are case-sensitive.

If you are a student, then you must use the INFILE statement (with the fully qualified path) that your instructor provides. Only instructors have the ability to upload data files to the SAS Server.

arrowWorking with INFILE Statements and Microsoft Windows Data Files

If you import or upload a raw data file (such as a text file or a comma separated value file) from a PC using the Microsoft Windows operating system, the file might contain carriage-return characters. These carriage-return characters will cause errors when you attempt to read the file on the UNIX version of SAS used by SAS OnDemand for Academics servers.

For example, using the following INFILE statement could cause data processing or data display errors:
infile newemps dlm=',';

These errors can be avoided by using the following INFILE statement:
infile newemps dlm=',' TERMSTR=CRLF;

For more information about the TERMSTR option, search for TERMSTR in SAS 9.1.3 Online Documentation.

arrowSaving Data

SAS® OnDemand for Academics provides instructors with the ability to store data (if they choose to use this feature). This stored data can be used during subsequent sessions. However, if you created or modified a SAS data set that you want to be able to use in future SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide sessions, then you must save that SAS data set locally before ending your session.

To save SAS data sets that you might have used on the SAS Server, see Downloading Data Files from the SAS Server.

arrowSaving Work

SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide is unable to store your work on the SAS Server (the SAS Cloud). Instead, you must save any work (SAS® Enterprise Guide® projects, SAS files, output files, and so on) to a hard disk drive that you can access prior to ending your session.

To save any work within SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide, start by selecting one of the following options:

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arrowWorking with Results

arrowWorking with the PDF Result Format

With SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide, you have the ability to select the type of result format that you want to produce. By default, the result format is set to HTML.

If you choose to use the PDF result format, then certain graphics will appear distorted unless you also change the default graph format to GIF or JPEG.

Complete the following steps if you want to use the PDF result format and ensure that graphs render appropriately:

  1. Open SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise Guide.
  2. Select Tools --> Options.
  3. From the left side of the screen, select Results General from the tree.
  4. Select PDF.
  5. From the left side of the screen, select Graph from the tree.
  6. From the Graph Format drop down menu, select GIF or JPEG.

arrowResult Formats and Associated Graph Formats

The default graph format is ActiveX, which typically provides the best results for HTML and SAS Report result formats. If you need to use a result format such as PDF, which does not support interactive graphics types, you will also need to change the graph format to a static device type such as GIF or JPEG. The following table references result formats and the graph formats that each supports:

Result Format Supported Graph Format(s)
HTML ActiveX, Java, GIF, JPEG, SAS EMF
SAS Report ActiveX, GIF, JPEG
PDF GIF, JPEG, SAS EMF
RTF ActiveX, GIF, JPEG, SAS EMF
Text (Listing) None
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arrowSAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM

Reference Materials

Working with Projects

arrowReference Materials

SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM is based on SAS® Enterprise MinerTM 5.3. Select SAS® Enterprise MinerTM 5.3 materials to review when possible.

arrowDocumentation

To access product documentation, sample data, and more, refer to the SAS® Enterprise MinerTM support site.

arrowAvailable Publications for SAS Enterprise Miner

A number of books are available for SAS® Enterprise MinerTM. You can use the SAS Bookstore Web site to find the books, review portions of each book, and even place orders:

  1. Visit the SAS Bookstore Web site.
  2. Use the site's features to search for appropriate books or publications. For example, you might choose to search for Enterprise Miner or data mining.

SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM is based on SAS® Enterprise MinerTM version 5.3. Therefore, we recommend the following book: Getting Started with SAS Enterprise Miner 5.3.

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arrowWorking with Projects

arrowUnderstanding Project Storage Quotas

Each SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM user has 200 MB of project storage. An e-mail message is sent to any user who has used 75% of their storage quota.

If the project storage quota is reached, then SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM will stop functioning properly. To avoid this, consider deleting any unnecessary projects prior to reaching your quota to ensure that SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM continues to work properly.

If you do reach your quota and then delete unnecessary projects to create more project storage space, then the last project that you were working with could be impacted. If the project runs incorrectly after removing unnecessary projects, then you might need to rebuild the diagram(s) for this project.

arrowAccessing Data

SAS provides a number of SAS Libraries for you to use in your projects by default, including SAS Libraries associated with teaching materials. For more information, see Accessing Teaching Material Data for SAS® Enterprise MinerTM.

Additionally, instructors can upload SAS data sets or data files to the SAS Server for use in specific courses (see SAS Server Data Storage for details).

arrowAssigning a SAS Library to a Project

To assign a SAS Library to a project, use one of the following methods:

arrow Using Project Start-Up Code

SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM enables you to include start-up code for your project(s). After you have specified this code, it will be run any time that the project is started and can save you time and effort. For example, you might want to assign a LIBNAME statement through start-up code so that a project can always access specific SAS data set(s).

To use project start-up code with a new project:

  1. Start SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM.
  2. Select Create Project.
  3. Select the Start-Up Code tab.
  4. Enter the appropriate Start-Up Code.
  5. Use the other tabs as needed to finish creating your new project.

Note: If you want to use project start-up code to access SAS data sets that use a format file, then you must also specify the FMTSEARCH option in your start-up code.

To use project start-up code with an existing project:

  1. Start SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM.
  2. Open the appropriate project.
  3. In the tree on the left, find the property named Start-Up Code.
  4. Click the ... button for the Start-Up Code property.
  5. Enter the appropriate Start-Up Code.

Note: If you want to use project start-up code to access SAS data sets that use a format file, then you must also specify the FMTSEARCH option in your start-up code.

arrowCreating Model Packages

With SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM, users can create model packages (also known as SAS Package Files or .spk files). Model packages can be created from any node in a diagram. Typically, you create a model package when you are satisfied with your model and you want to preserve it or share it with someone else.

In most cases, you create the model package from the last node of a process in a diagram. This ensures that the model package will include the entire process flow.

For more information about creating, registering, and sharing model packages, see Differences between Project Model Packages and Exported Project Diagrams, Submitting Homework Assignments or refer to the SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM online help.

arrowDifferences between Project Model Packages and Exported Project Diagrams

With SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM, a user can create and register a model package, create a model package without registering it, or export a diagram as an XML file (.xml). By creating and registering a model package, a user can make their project available to others (such as an instructor) without having to send any physical file(s). Registered model packages contain results as well as information about diagram(s). If a specific project takes a long time to run, then having the model package (with the associated results) can be advantageous.

If a user chooses not to register a model package, then they can still save the model package and share the model package file with others (through e-mail or a shared network directory). The shared model package will display results only; it will not include access to any diagram files associated with the project. If the user wants to rerun any portion of the project, they will have to access and import any appropriate diagrams.

Exported diagrams contain no results. After a project's diagram has been exported as an XML file, it can be shared as an attachment in an e-mail message or by placing the file on a shared network directory. To use the shared file, it must be imported in to SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM and then the appropriate path(s) of the diagram would have to be run to produce results.

Note that neither model packages nor exported diagrams include the actual data that is referenced. To rerun the project, you must have access to the original data or use the LIBNAME statement that points to the original data if that data is stored on the SAS Server.

arrowSubmitting Homework Assignments

With SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM, students can create and submit an entire project model package, share a non-registered model package, or export a project diagram and share the exported file. For more information, see Differences between Project Model Packages and Exported Project Diagrams.

Ultimately, the choice is up to the instructor. The decision might be made based on whether or not the instructor needs access to project results and/or diagram files.

To submit a registered project model package to an instructor:

  1. Create a project or open an existing project within SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM.
  2. Highlight the appropriate node within a diagram.
  3. Select Actions --> Create Model Package.
  4. In the Input dialog box, enter a name for the model package.

    To ensure that you choose a unique file name, you might want to include your name or initials as part of the file name. This will ensure that an instructor can distinguish one submitted model package from another.

  5. From the Project Panel on the left side of SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM, expand the Model Packages folder.
  6. Right click on the appropriate model and then click Register.
  7. On the Register a Model Package window, ensure that the User Courses field is displaying the appropriate course. If it is not, use this drop-down field to select the correct course. If you are only taking one SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM course, then there will be only one choice.
  8. Use the Register a Model Package window tabs as needed to fill in any additional information and then click OK.

To submit a non-registered project model package to an instructor:

  1. Create a project or open an existing project within SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM.
  2. Highlight the appropriate node within a diagram.
  3. Select Actions --> Create Model Package.
  4. In the Input dialog box, enter a name for the model package.

    To ensure that you choose a unique file name, you might want to include your name or initials as part of the file name. This will ensure that an instructor can distinguish one submitted model package from another.

  5. From the Project Panel on the left side of SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM, expand the Model Packages folder.
  6. Right click on the appropriate model and then click Save As. You will be prompted to save the model as a SAS Package File (.spk).
  7. Share the appropriate .spk file with your instructor (through e-mail or through a shared network directory).

To submit an exported project diagram to an instructor:

  1. Create a project or open an existing project within SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM. Ensure that your project includes a diagram.
  2. From the Project Panel on the left side of SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM, expand the Diagrams folder.
  3. Right click on the appropriate diagram and then select Save As. Save the diagram as a .xml file.

    To ensure that you choose a unique file name, you might want to include your name or initials as part of the file name. This will ensure that an instructor can distinguish one submitted diagram from another.

  4. Share the .xml file with your instructor (through e-mail or through a shared network directory).

arrowAccessing Submitted Homework Assignments

After students have submitted homework assignments, instructors can access them. The access method is dependent on how the homework was submitted.

To access a registered project model package from a student:

  1. Start SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM.
  2. Create a new project or open an existing project.
  3. Select File --> Explore Model Packages.
  4. If you are teaching more than one course, select the appropriate course from the User Courses drop down menu.
  5. Click Submit. This process refreshes the list of submitted registered model packages.
  6. Select the appropriate model package from your student(s). Any model package(s) that a student has registered should be available.

To use a project model package file that a student has shared:

  1. Open SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM.
  2. Select File --> Open Model Package.
  3. Navigate to the location where the student's model package has been saved and select it.

Note: You will be unable to make any changes or rerun the diagram nodes. However, you can choose Action -> Recreate Diagram to recreate a diagram within the current project. Once a diagram is recreated, you will have a working copy of the diagram, just as if you imported the appropriate diagram.xml. You must run a diagram path to produce any results.

To use a project diagram file that a student has shared:

  1. Open SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM.
  2. Create a new project or open an existing project.
  3. Select File --> Import Diagram from XML.
  4. Import the diagram XML file from the student.

arrowCollaborating

Students can collaborate with each other while using SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM in one of two ways:

The choice might be determined by whether or not the students need to share the results of a project. Exported diagrams do not contain results while model packages do.

Note that neither model packages nor exported diagrams include the actual data that is referenced. To rerun the project, you must have access to the original data or have the LIBNAME that points to the original data if that data is stored on the SAS Server.

To share a project model package:

  1. Create a project or open an existing project within SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM.
  2. Highlight the appropriate node within a diagram.
  3. Select Actions --> Create Model Package.
  4. In the Input dialog box, enter a name for the model package.

    To ensure that you choose a unique file name, you might want to include your name or initials as part of the file name. This will ensure that your peers can distinguish one model package from another.

  5. From the Project Panel on the left side of SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM, expand the Model Packages folder.
  6. Right click on the appropriate model package and then select Save As. Save the model package as an .spk file.
  7. Share the .spk file as needed (through e-mail or through a shared network directory).

Note: The user who receives the model package can start SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM and choose File -> Open Model Package to open the package and view the diagram and results. The user will be unable to make any changes or rerun the diagram nodes. However, the user can choose Action -> Recreate Diagram to recreate the diagram within the current project. Once the diagram is recreated, the user will have a working copy of the diagram, just as if they imported the appropriate diagram.xml. The user must run a diagram path to produce any results.

To share a project diagram:

  1. Create a project or open an existing project within SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM. Ensure that your project includes a diagram.
  2. From the Project Panel on the left side of SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM, expand the Diagrams folder.
  3. Right click on the appropriate diagram and then select Save As. Save the diagram as a .xml file.

    To ensure that you choose a unique file name, you might want to include your name or initials as part of the file name. This will ensure that your peers can distinguish one diagram from another.

  4. Share the .xml file as needed (through e-mail or through a shared network directory).

To use a shared project diagram:

  1. Start SAS® OnDemand for Academics: Enterprise MinerTM.
  2. Create a new project or open an existing project.
  3. Select File --> Import Diagram from XML.
  4. Import the appropriate diagram XML file.
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arrowSAS® OnDemand for Academics: JMP

arrowFrequently Asked Questions

For general information about using SAS® OnDemand for Academics: JMP, see JMP Frequently Asked Questions.

arrow Educational Resources

Online Help is available from the main menu of SAS® OnDemand for Academics: JMP. It contains a wealth of resources, including a full documentation set, and other tools to help you get started using the software. Examples of other tools include:

arrow Working with Red and Blue Triangles

When you perform analyses with SAS® OnDemand for Academics: JMP, you might see red and/or blue triangles. Red triangles are hot spots that reveal menus when clicked with a mouse. Blue triangles are disclosure icons that expand when clicked with a mouse.

arrow Working with SAS Data

Chapter 11 of the online JMP User Guide is dedicated to SAS integration and working with SAS data. To access this information, select Help --> Books --> JMP User Guide from within SAS® OnDemand for Academics: JMP.

Note: Some features, such as the ability to select a SAS server other than the SAS® OnDemand for Academics Server, are disabled in SAS® OnDemand for Academics: JMP.

For more information about working with SAS® OnDemand for Academics: JMP, SAS, and data, see Storing Data.

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arrowe-Learning Courses

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arrowRequesting the Student Discount

To receive the 50% off student discount for the above e-Learning courses, follow these steps:

  1. Visit the SAS e-Learning site, call 1-800-333-7660, or submit the registration form to begin your purchase.
  2. Add the appropriate course(s) to your cart or specify the course(s) that you would like to purchase by phone or on the form.
  3. Specify the A50 promotion code.
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