SAS/AF Software: Application Development I

Duration: 3.0 days Course fee: $1,725 EPTO units: 3.3 CEUs: 1.8

This course is for experienced SAS programmers who want to use SAS/AF software to build GUI desktop applications that harness the power of SAS. The application built in class enables users to display previously generated reports, dynamically create reports, and display information graphically.

Learn how to

build application windows using FRAME entries
use FRAME entries in a menuing system
create, compile, and execute SAS Component Language (SCL) programs
use components designed to enables users to make selections
display data in a table, report, or chart
use the SCL debugger
create and use SCL lists
deploy an application.

Who should attend

Experienced SAS programmers who build GUI desktop applications using SAS/AF software

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Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you should have a thorough understanding of the concepts presented in the SAS Programming I: Essentials course. Prior application development experience is not required. You should be able to

use the SAS windowing environment, including the Explorer window
issue basic commands for window management
write and debug SAS programs consisting of DATA and PROC steps
use WHERE processing to subset observations
write DATA step programs that use functions, formats, informats, SAS date values, and conditional logic (IF-THEN/ELSE or SELECT) statements.

Course Contents

Understanding the SAS Environment

navigating the Explorer windows
creating catalogs

Designing the Application

discussing object-oriented programming
analyzing the tasks
discussing design standards

Building a FRAME

creating a FRAME
adding components and modifying their properties

Creating a Menu System

designing menus
creating menu templates
creating menus

Controlling Application Flow

creating SCL SOURCE entries
compiling an SCL entries
testing SCL entries

Presenting Data Dynamically

subsetting data
creating and using SCL lists
using the SCL debugger
processing user choices
displaying data in a table
displaying data in a report

Deploying the Application

creating config files
creating autoexec files
creating desktop icons
creating script files

Software

This course addresses SAS/AF.

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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