SAS Essentials for Risk Dimensions

Duration: 2.0 days
Course fee:
EPTO units: .
CEUs: 1.2

Available for on-site training or can be scheduled at any SAS training facility if demand warrants.

This course is for SAS Risk Dimensions users who might have specialized backgrounds in information technology.

Learn how to

read different types of data sources using SAS code
create custom reports
modify data and create new SAS data sets
create symbolic variables using the SAS macro language.

Who should attend

Financial analysts, SAS Risk Dimensions implementers and consultants, and nonprogrammers who plan to take the SAS Risk Dimensions: Configuration and Analysis course

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Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you should have a working knowledge of risk management. Previous programming experience is required.

Course Contents

Introduction

define the Windows, UNIX, and OS/390 operating environment
examine the structure of a SAS program

The DATA Step

examine the descriptor and data portion of a SAS data set
understand data set and variable naming conventions
examine SAS data libraries
create a SAS data set using column input
create a SAS data view using column input

Creating Reports Using the REPORT Procedure

include the COLUMN statement in a report
use the DEFINE statement to enhance a report
examine GROUP and ORDER usage variables

Modifying SAS Data Sets

create new variables using an assignment statement and conditional logic
subset a data set using SUBSETTING IF

Working with Existing SAS Data Sets

create a new SAS data set from an existing SAS data set
concatenate SAS data sets
merge SAS data sets

Accessing Data from Other Sources

access data using the LIBNAME statement
access data using the Import Wizard

Creating and Using Macro Variables

using the %LET statement
using the %PUT statement

Software

This course addresses SAS for Enterprise Risk Management. This course also addresses Release 8.2 of base SAS software.

Course Materials

Students receive a hardcopy of the course notes and, in some courses, can choose to take home a copy of the course data.

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