This course teaches you how to write simple SAS programs. The course is a subset of the SAS Programming 1: Essentials course. If you do not plan to write SAS programs and prefer a point-and-click interface to SAS, you should attend the SAS Enterprise Guide 1: Querying and Reporting course.

Learn how to

• plan and write simple SAS programs to solve common data analysis problems
• create simple list and summary reports
• define new data columns (variables)
• execute conditional code
• navigate the SAS windowing environment.

Who should attend

Beginning computer users who want to write simple SAS programs

Formats available	Duration
Classroom:	2.00 days
e-Learning:	16 hours/1 year license

No SAS experience or programming experience is required, although you should have some computer experience and the need to learn how to program beyond point-and-click techniques. Specifically, you should be able to

• log on and off a computer
• use a keyboard or a mouse.

This course addresses Base SAS software.

This course is appropriate for students who are using SAS 9 software.

Understanding Programming Concepts

• course logistics
• defining file structure and operating environments
• defining the programming process

Learning the Concepts of SAS Programming

• explaining the basic functionality of SAS software
• identifying the file types used in SAS
• defining the components of a SAS program

Introducing the Course Scenarios

• defining the lecture scenario
• defining the exercise scenario

Introduction to Reading Raw Data

• planning to read a raw data file
• coding to read a raw data file

Navigating the SAS Windowing Environment

• entering and executing SAS code
• saving and retrieving SAS code
• exploring additional topics

Creating a List Report with a PROC Step

• planning to create a list report
• coding to create a list report

Enhancing PROC PRINT Output

• sorting the observatons in a SAS data set
• enhancing a report

Creating a Variable with the DATA Step

• planning to create a variable with the DATA step
• coding to create a variable with the DATA step

Performing Conditional Logic with the DATA Step

• planning to perform conditional logic
• coding to perform conditional logic

Creating a Summary Report

• planning to create a summary report
• coding to create a summary report
• processing selected observations

Creating a Frequency Report

• planning to create a frequency report
• coding to create a frequency report
• enhancing PROC FREQ output

Extra Topics

• creating a permanent SAS data set
• investigating SAS Enterprise Guide

Learning More

• SAS resources
• next steps

Case Study (Self-Study)

• defining the review case study

Additional Topics

• creating a permanent SAS data set
• reading Microsoft Excel spreadsheets