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Getting Started with SAS - New User Starter KitFive practical steps for those who are just getting started with SAS analytics.
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How to add sticky headers with ODS HTMLThis blog by Chevell Parker demonstrates how to modify your ODS HTML code to make your column headers “sticky,” or fixed in position. Using sticky headers is most beneficial when you have long tables on your web page and you want the column headers to stay in view while scrolling through the rest of the page.
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Using STYLE/MERGE and STYLE/REPLACE in PROC REPORT When you route REPORT procedure output to any of the ODS destinations, you might want to apply style attributes to a column based on multiple variable values. To do that, you need to use CALL DEFINE statements in a COMPUTE block
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How to restructure your data using arrays and DO loopsDo you get data that are “short and wide”? Such data sets have one observation per subject and multiple time points and variables within one row. In this SAS how-to tutorial, Jennifer shows you how to restructure data sets by setting up arrays and then using DO loops on those arrays.
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What can I expect when I take SAS training?If you're curious about what happens before, during and after you take a SAS training course with us, read this new blog to find out!
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Season 2: Global Forum 2020 Users Program Sessions.You Asked. We Delivered. More Sessions Now Playing!
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SAS® Enterprise Guide®: 20 Tips in 20 MinutesThe practice exams for these high-demand credentials are now available for free for everyone from SAS as eLearning courses. These are full-length practice exams and provide a realistic test of the actual exam material.
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How to debug 5 common SAS® software font issuesThe practice exams for these high-demand credentials are now available for free for everyone from SAS as eLearning courses. These are full-length practice exams and provide a realistic test of the actual exam material.
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Tips and resources for making the most of your SAS experienceThe practice exams for these high-demand credentials are now available for free for everyone from SAS as eLearning courses. These are full-length practice exams and provide a realistic test of the actual exam material.
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Programming AssociateSpend 30 minutes with SAS Instructor Davetta Dunlap in this video from the SAS Users YouTube Channel and pick up some great pointers about SAS Date Functions.
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Explore 80 SAS Global Forum 2020 Users Program Sessions.Your safety and well-being are a top priority, so we're bringing the sessions to you virtually.
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Free practice exams for base and advanced programming credentialsThe practice exams for these high-demand credentials are now available for free for everyone from SAS as eLearning courses. These are full-length practice exams and provide a realistic test of the actual exam material.
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Continue to learn from the comfort of your home Our Live Web training courses offer the same benefits of classroom training without having to leave home. Check out the training experience and view our expanded list of available courses.
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SAS Enterprise Guide: Macro variablesIn this SAS Tip, Chris Hemedinger demonstrates the Macro Variable viewer in SAS Enterprise Guide. You can use this tool to track the current values of our SAS macro variables, copy them to your code, and evaluate new macro expressions without interrupting your code flow.
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The data scientist learning journey: AI & machine learningAnalytical talent is in high demand. So, it’s no secret that learning data science skills can open doors to new, advanced career opportunities. Cat Truxillo explains what data science means at SAS, and how SAS can help you build your skillset and set you up for a prosperous analytics journey – at your own pace.
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Making remote learning more accessibleGet a quick, easy start with SAS® online training – or expand your learning without spending a dime.
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Shifting a date by a given number of workdaysYou may find yourself running a task for a given date and there’s a need to shift it by a specified number of days excluding weekends and holidays. SAS’ Leonid Batkhan presents ways to handle date and interval challenges like this, and several SAS practitioners chime in with additional solutions in the comments.
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How to prepare for the SAS® Programming Specialist ExamGet exam prep guidance from programming experts. You’ll come away with tips for exam success and a better understanding of the most challenging exam topics.
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New look and navigation for SAS Support CommunitiesIf you haven’t already, check out the new modern look and style of the SAS Support Communities. As SAS’ Chris Hemedinger explains, an improved search function, responsive web design and text editor are just a few of the goodies you can enjoy with the new experience.
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Expand your SAS knowledge by learning PROC SQLOne great thing about being a SAS programmer is that you never run out of new things to learn. SAS often gives us a variety of methods to produce the same result. One good example of this is the DATA step and PROC SQL, both of which manipulate data. The DATA step is extremely powerful and flexible, but PROC SQL has its advantages too. Find out more in Lora Delwiche’s blog post.
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How to utilize Customer Lifetime Value with SAS Visual AnalyticsThis blog post focuses on how a business analyst can build a functional analytical dashboard for a fictional company that is seeing its revenue, margins, and a customer’s lifetime value decrease and what steps they can take to correct that.
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Hone your SAS skills with Exercises and Projects for The Little SAS® Book, Sixth EditionNow in its sixth edition, the best-selling The Little SAS® Book just keeps getting better. Readers worldwide study this easy-to-follow book to help them learn the basics of SAS programming.
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Advance your career with in-demand machine learning skillsReady to take that next step in your career? Get seven free days to experience our Machine Learning With SAS Viya course which offers access to the full e-Learning course and software to practice what you learn. Start your free trial today.
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SAS Viya 3.5: CAS loading supported file types and platformsSAS Viya 3.5 introduces a couple of changes regarding the support of file types that can be loaded in CAS. It's been greatly extended. But the file type list support can differ from platform to platform. SAS' Nicolas Robert summarizes what can be read by CAS and from which platform in this article.
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SAS Starter Kit If your organization has new SAS users who are just getting started, send them this SAS Starter Kit with the five quick steps every new user should take to get up and running.
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How to compare SAS data tables for common/uncommon columnsBuilding on How to create checklist tables in SAS®, SAS' Leonid Batkhan shows you how to compare SAS data sets that include common and uncommon columns in his latest post on the topic. You'll learn how to visualize side-by-side columns commonalities and differences in data tables.
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Free webinar: Using open source with SASIn this webinar, learn about the latest SAS and open source integration techniques, like how SAS can be integrated with TensorFlow. Also, see when and how SAS can be used with R and Python for building machine learning models.
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How to retrieve contents of a SAS Scalable Performance Data Server libraryJust when you think you’ve seen it all, life can surprise you in a big way, making you wonder what else you've missed.
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10 posts from 2019 that deserve a second lookLearn something new this year. Check out this list of hand-selected posts on advanced topics and multivariate statistics.
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Student Empowerment: Workforce Industry Credentials and SAS CertificationExperts from the SAS Global Academic Program will discuss industry credentials and explain how they can provide a powerful pathway to success for students entering the workforce.
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Data Science Central podcast seriesSink your teeth – or your ears – into this SAS and Data Science Central podcast series that covers everything from black box perception to natural language processing to deployment.
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That's a WrapSAS programming courses and certifications were our most popular in 2019. Take advantage of free and discounted offerings to learn these coveted skills and start your 2020 off on the right foot.
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Take advantage of reduced rates for training and certification at SAS Global Forum Have you been wanting to take hands-on training or add a certification to your belt, but haven't had the time? You can maximize your time and wallet at #SASGF and register for a tutorial, course or certification!
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Back by popular demand - Student Series 2020 For ONLY $95 students can get expert training, tools and test preparation for Base Programming or Machine Learning. In-person August dates for Cary, NC and Live Web options in June are now available. Included is a voucher to register for the corresponding SAS Certification exam. Space is limited.
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On-demand webinar: Bringing analytics simulation into the classroomWhy not bring the power of analytics to your classroom through gamification? Make learning fun with an analytics simulation game that teaches professional skills to go from classroom to career. Adjust the difficulty by proficiency to extend use.
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How to compare models in SASHow do you know which model performs the best? Why, you compare them! In this tutorial, SAS’ Jeff Thompson steps through how to compare models using SAS Model Studio.
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How to fix common problems in output from ODS Graphics proceduresAre you always happy with your output from Output Delivery System (ODS) Graphics procedures? This blog post discusses how to solve some common output-related problems using scatter plot and bar chart examples.
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Free, on-demand webinar on SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning (VDMML)If you’re just getting started with SAS VDMML, this session will cover the basics of what it offers: new algorithms, model creation, model comparison and interactive interfaces.
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Execution of user-written DS2 programs inside Apache Spark using SAS In-Database Code AcceleratorThis SAS Global Forum paper explains how SAS In-Database Code Accelerator for Hadoop exploits Scala and the parallel processing power of Spark and prepares you to get started with SAS In-Database Technologies.
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Are you a SAS certified professional?According to Medium.com, “SAS Certification gives recognition of competency, shows commitment to the profession, and helps with job advancement.” This blog post details improvements made to the certification guides based on changes to the exams. For general guidance on how to prep, Mark Stevens gives you four tips in this video.
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developer.sas.com 2.0One key to a positive developer experience is a good developer portal. In his SAS Users blog post, developer.sas.com 2.0: More than just a pretty interface, Joe Furbee announces the relaunching of developer.sas.com. He also discusses the developer experience, APIs and open source integration with SAS.
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Release notes for SAS Data Preparation and SAS Data QualitySee what the new SAS Data Preparation and SAS Data Quality on SAS Viya 3.5 offerings include that will help you even more in blending, shaping, and cleansing data to prepare it for reporting or analytics.
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Automation and interpretability features in SAS VDMMLSAS VDMML 8.5 brings automated machine learning and full transparency of the results. Learn about these features and two new nodes, Feature Machine and Model Composer, in this community post. Also, check out the latest release of SAS Model Manager (15.3) that includes easier Python deployment and enhancements to Model Performance.
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Free trial: machine learning using SAS ViyaMachine learning skills are in high demand. Advance your career with our machine learning course using SAS Viya. This 7-day free trial includes access to the full e-Learning course and software to practice what you learn. Start your 7-day free trial.
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Free faculty workshopsWe are excited to support your efforts of bringing the power of analytics to your classroom. These hands-on workshops provide educators with the tools and resources to support student success. We have several course offerings to choose from – including Manipulating Data and Analytics Using SAS University Edition and Machine Learning using SAS Viya. Regional and live options available. Reserve your space today as class size is limited.
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December book of the month: SAS® Programmer's PROC REPORT Handbook: Basic to Advanced Reporting TechniquesThis book is intended for programmers of all skill levels. Learn how to link multiple reports, add graphics and logos, and manipulate table of contents values to help refine your programs. From beginner to advanced, the examples in this book will help you harness all the power and capability of PROC REPORT. Get 40% off using code BOM40DEC. This code will expire December 31, 2019.
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Free Ask the Expert webinarsSAS experts hold live events throughout the year, giving you tips and tricks on topics such as data management, SAS Visual Analytics, SAS Administration and more.
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A beginner’s guide to ARRAYs and DO LoopsAre you familiar with the power of ARRAYS and DO loops? These data manipulation tools are must-haves for programmers who copy paste code over and over to perform the same operation on multiple variables in SAS DATA step. Read Jennifer Waller’s SAS Global Forum paper to learn all about them.
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Webinar: Cluster analysis best practicesLearn cluster analysis best practices such as how to use clustering and segmentation, how many clusters to present in data and how to find the most effective clusters. This webinar centers on a customer relationship management scenario, but the techniques can be applied to other analytics fields as well.
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Append tables in SAS® Viya® with REST APIs – a treat, no tricksHalloween has come-and-gone, but it's never too late to talk about The Golden Girls, Pennywise, and appending tables with SAS Viya REST APIs. It's all covered in this SAS Users blog post.
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Deploying the SPRE in SAS Viya 3.4The SAS Programming Runtime Environment (SPRE) in SAS Viya 3.4 offers foundational SAS software like Base SAS, SAS/ACCESS engines, SAS/CONNECT packages, and the SAS Studio web application. In this community article, learn about two different SPRE implementations – one based on legacy SAS 9 Integration Technologies and the other built using the new SAS Viya approach to software architecture.