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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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Watch SAS Tutorials on YouTubeThese how-to videos are taught by some of our top trainers – and can help you master skills that matter.
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New developers community has launchedThe developers community provides a forum for collaboration, Q&A and knowledge sharing.
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Now more examples in your SAS documentationIn the SAS Help Center, click on "Resources" to open a list of content related to what you're reading.
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Passing comma-delimited values into SAS macros and macro functionsIn this blog post, SAS' Leonid Batkhan explains how to pass comma-delimited values into SAS macros. He also covers how SAS can distinguish commas separating parameters and arguments from commas separating the values. Be sure to check out the comments section – Susan O'Connor's paper, Secrets of Macro Quoting Functions, is cited as a favorite.
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Tutorial: How to import Excel to SASIt's how-to tutorial time! SAS' Kathy Kiraly steps you through how to import data from Excel to SAS in this video. She shows you the other way around in this how to export SAS data to Excel tutorial.
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Accessing databases in the cloud – SAS Data Connectors and Amazon Web Services SAS offers various cloud deployment patterns on various cloud providers and supports integration with cloud storage services. In this first installment of a blog series covering database as a service (DBaaS) and storage offerings, get details about SAS integration with Amazon Web Services.
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Webinar: Gaining efficiencies in SAS® Enterprise Guide®Learn ways to organize your work in SAS Enterprise Guide and tips for improving performance in this webinar. You'll find out what to consider when designing your projects, ordering and arranging your work, how to reduce data volumes and client/server performance considerations.
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Github repository: python-sasctl packageBe sure to check out the latest GitHub repository on github.com/sassoftware. Model management made easy on the SAS Viya Platform, from a Python runtime, using the python-sasctl package.
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INTNX and INTCK Function ExamplesWhat's the difference between INTNX and INTCK functions? INTCK computes the difference between two dates, while INTNX enables you to add time units to a date value. Learn all about them in this community article brimming with examples. For other date-related tasks, watch this Date Function FAQs tutorial.
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SAS/ACCESS Interface to Google BigQuery is now availableGet the details on SAS/ACCESS Interface to Google BigQuery, one of the latest SAS/ACCESS products – Interface to Snowflake is another recent offering – in this article by SAS' Jeff Bailey. Note that you must be on SAS 9.4M6 (or higher) or SAS Viya 3.4 (or higher) for each of these products.
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SAS Visual Analytics 8.4 and the new SAS Visual Analytics SDKWhat's been enhanced in SAS Visual Analytics 8.4? SAS' Rick Styll outlines the top five features: automated explanation, viewer report customization, the SAS VA Software Development Kit (SDK), related measure and work in context. Read his post for details.
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Last chance to submit #SASGF 2020 contentLast call for SAS Global Forum 2020 abstracts! Send them in by Sept. 30. Need help crafting your genius? Read about how to write an abstract in this community article. When you've been accepted, learn how to create a working outline for your paper.
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Enriched time at JMP Discovery with training and certificationWe're looking forward to Discovery Summit Tucson 2019, Oct. 15-18, being amazing on its own. But we think it will be even better for those who make time for training sessions and certification exams. Make the most of your time at Discovery with training, certification or both. Plus, there are discounts for conference attendees.
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Looking for exam prep options?Wouldn’t it be great if there was one location where you could view the exam prep options for all SAS exams? The good folks at SAS Global Certification thought so, too. Check out the Exam Prep link for your one-stop guide to all the options.
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Back-to-school special on SAS CertificationTo celebrate the start of school, SAS Certification is extending the academic discount to nearly all exam test takers. Take an exam between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31, 2019, and save 50%.
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SAS Viya Architecture and Data Movement: A SAS Programmer’s OverviewJoin us on Sept. 27 to learn about SAS Viya architecture and the benefits of in-memory data and scalable distributed computing. This webinar is perfect for experienced SAS programmers interested in learning more about SAS Viya and SAS Viya programming.
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Learn about Base and Advanced certification prepLearn more about the two new performance-based exams, including what is covered and how to prepare. This free webinar takes place Oct. 2 at 11:00am ET. Register today!
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A Tour of SAS Viya Programming and Application Interfaces: A Forest Modelling ExampleInterested in exploring a variety of new programming and application interface choices in SAS Viya? Join us for a free webinar on Oct. 4 to learn how to accomplish the same forest modeling in SAS Viya using a variety of programming and application interface methods.
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Become a certified AI & Machine Learning professionalEarn a professional credential and save big by registering for the SAS® Certified Professional: AI & Machine Learning program starting Oct. 9. Earn three certifications – Machine Learning, Natural Language and Computer Vision, and Forecasting & Optimization – and you’ll be awarded a professional credential in AI and Machine Learning.
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October Book of the Month: Market Data Analysis Using JMP®With the powerful interactive and visual functionality of JMP, you can dynamically analyze market data to transform it into actionable and useful information with clear, concise, and insightful reports and displays. This book is a unique example-driven book because it has a specific application focus: market data analysis. Use code BOM40OCT to get 40% off now through October 31, 2019.
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Webinar for SAS Admins: Enterprise Session Monitor Tool for SASFind out how the Enterprise Session Monitor (ESM) tool for SAS, developed by Boemska, helps administrators and users better understand and manage analytics workloads. Register for the live webinar on Oct. 8 at 3:00pm ET.
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Programming SpecialistWe have consolidated our best advice for candidates preparing to take the A00-231 SAS 9.4 Base Programming Performance-Based exam. There are great tips and prep videos in this SAS Communities article.
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Statistical Business AnalystJumpstart your preparation for this popular credential with our free Statistics 1 e-Learning course. This is the full 21-hour course from SAS Education, and yes – it’s free.
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Still time to submit your idea to present at SAS Global Forum 2020Showcase your technical expertise or thought leadership case studies at the largest worldwide gathering of SAS professionals. Submit your ideas through Sept. 30. And be prepared to join other SAS users in Washington, D.C.
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Finding n-th instance of a substring within a string"Ideally, your code should be a combination of all three features - brevity, clarity and efficiency," says Thomas A. Edison. This blog post details how to parse a character string to find a position of n-th occurrence of a group of characters (substring) in that string.
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Building a recommendation engine with SASWant to see a real-life example of the full analytics life cycle at work? Check out the "Recommended by SAS" sidebar on the SAS Support Communities. Initially discussed at SAS Global Forum 2018, Chris Hemedinger and Jared Dean update us on how this project has come to fruition, giving you SAS AI each time you view a community topic.
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SAS® Viya® architecture and data movement: A SAS® programmer’s overviewWatch this webinar to learn about the relationship between SAS Foundation and SAS Viya programming, programming methods to data access, and data movement and data processing in SAS Viya.
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SAS Event Stream Processing on SAS Analytics Cloud - my journeySAS Developer Advocate Joe Furbee is at it again, documenting his experience with a free SAS trial – this time on SAS Event Stream Processing (ESP). He finds that with ESP, you can create a model, stream data, process the results, and make timely decisions based on the results. Read the blog post for details.
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SAS Viya REST API samplesSAS continues to build its presence on GitHub with a new repository containing SAS Viya REST API samples. Check out the examples provided and feel free to create and submit your own your own!
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First steps in coding with SAS Viya and CASIt's no secret. SAS Viya and SAS 9.4 are different. What are the biggies, you may ask? This community article outlines a few new concepts and things that are different between the platforms, starting with the non-LASR SAS Viya analytic engine: the Cloud Analytic Services server (CAS).
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Restructuring categories in SAS Visual Text Analytics: Movie topics with the highest viewer ratingsSAS' Patricia Neri shows you how to restructure categories in a SAS Visual Text Analytics pipeline through a movie-related example in this article. She also illustrates how to build a decision tree and analyze the restructured categories data in SAS Visual Analytics.
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SAS Tip: Using the SAS V9 CALL SYMPUTX RoutineUse the routine in this tip to save keystrokes and create leaner SAS programs. Thanks to Westat's Michael Raithel for contributing it! It's from the SAS Tips from the Community board, where you can find other fresh "tips of the day" and search for others.
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Free webinar: Best Practices in Migrating SAS Code to Leverage CASCAS has a lot to offer. Join us and learn how to capitalize on its capabilities. Our experts will cover terminology and processes, CAS’ sweet spot, challenges in migration and steps for getting started including workarounds. This webinar will feature coding examples, case studies, demos, and next steps.
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Unleash AnalyticsDiscover how organizations use enterprise and open source technology to put analytics in action at Unleash Analytics – Making Analytics & AI Real. This six-city tour will offer separate tracks for business leaders and practitioners to engage in thought-provoking discussions, demos, and hands-on workshops
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Have you heard? Our multi-city programming tour is rockingDon’t miss this chance to train with SAS experts in person near you. SAS® CodeFest 2019 is scheduled across 11 U.S. cities to prepare you for the BASE SAS® Programming credential at a 50% discount.
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Back to school promotion with 50% off SAS examsEarly fall is back to school time in many parts of the world, and to celebrate this wonderful time of year we are extending our academic discount on SAS certification exams to nearly all exam takers. Save 50% when you take a SAS exam between September 1 and October 31. Some restrictions apply.
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September Book of the Month: SAS® Business Intelligence for the Health Care Industry: Practical ApplicationsThis book teaches health care executives, managers, providers, and business analysts how to use SAS Business Intelligence tools to convert data into knowledge and value at all levels in the health care industry. Use code BOM40SEP to get 40% off this title through September 30, 2019.
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A DATA step compiler trick to get the record countFollow along as Ron Cody discusses how SAS evaluates the “zeroed-out” code during the compile phase in DATA step.
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Base Programming SpecialistIn this short video from the SAS Users YouTube channel, go inside the SAS Base Programming Specialist exam to see a performance-based programming project in action.
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5 reasons to use PROC FORMAT to recode variables in SASEver considered using PROC FORMAT in Base SAS to define a custom SAS format? When you use PROC FORMAT, the data are never changed, but all the SAS reports and analyses can display the formatted values instead of the raw data values. Find out more reasons to use PROC FORMAT in this blog post.
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Set your course to analyze IoT data: Engage!Looking to get insights from signals in IoT data for the business? With Event Stream Processing in the SAS Analytics Cloud, you can use Jupyter lab and Python to ingest, understand and act on massive volumes of diverse IoT data in real time. Read this article for more info and give it a try.
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Causal Inferences: An IntroductionIn this webinar, you'll learn some of the methods commonly used in program evaluation and whether the results can be attributed to a given cause. The session will explain when randomized trials are inadequate or impossible, and some propensity score-based techniques and alternative methods.
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"CAS Stored Process" with my Favorite Action Hero runCaslThe runCasl action executes a CASL "script" on the CAS server, analogous to executing a SAS Stored Process. Running a CASL program with a mix of CAS actions and CASL statements on the CAS server has many benefits. This blog post tells you more.
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Visual machine learning using SAS Viya: a Graduate Intern’s perspectiveMeet Christa Cody, first-time SAS Viya user and Graduate Intern at SAS. In this post, she explains "how easily complex tasks can be completed after doing it the hard way for years" and will back it up with examples in future posts. She even sneaks in a way to get your hands on SAS Viya now – while learning machine learning basics – through the affordable e-course: Machine Learning Using SAS Viya.
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SAS Starter KitIf you know some SAS users just getting started, lend them a hand by sharing these five steps for beginners. The SAS Starter Kit is a great guide to help them learn the basics, grow skills and connect with fellow users.
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Combine D3 with Three.js to create a 3D choropleth in SAS Visual Analytics#D3Thursday is back! Here's the first of a trio of posts showing how to create a 3D globe choropleth using the popular 3D graphics library, Three.js. Start by creating a 2D canvas choropleth using D3, and then use that choropleth to texture a 3D sphere rendered using Three.js.
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Computer vision: What is it?Computer vision extracts meaningful information from video or still images. But how exactly does a computer see an image? SAS' Beth Ebersole explains.
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SAS DI Developers: Unite! The new GIT plug-in in Data Integration StudioIn this article, you'll learn how to use SAS Data Integration Studio on GitHub, the most popular code sharing platform. Specifically, you'll find out how to work collaboratively, version jobs, share work with other developers, restore previous versions and delete them.
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SAS CodeFest 2019If you're just learning to program in SAS, don't miss these five-day offerings of discounted SAS Programming 1 and 2 training, plus certification prep materials. Check out training center locations and live web options to see what makes sense for you.
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National Book Lover's Day sale on August 9In celebration of National Book Lover’s Day on August 9, SAS Press will be offering a Flash Sale in the Bookstore. Get 48% off for 48 hours on all SAS e-books by using promo code FLASH48 at checkout. Offer begins Thursday, August 8, and expires at midnight, August 9 ET (US).
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New! SAS/ACCESS Interface to SalesforceDid you know that there's a new SAS/ACCESS product for Salesforce? SAS/ACCESS Interface to Salesforce lets you read data from your Salesforce documents into the SAS client. Get more details in the doc.
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Deploying the full SAS Viya stack in Kubernetes This blog post, a follow-up piece to Getting started with SAS Containers, discusses how to build and run the full SAS Viya stack – visual components and all – in Kubernetes. Step 1 is building the container images and Step 2 is running the containers.
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Now more examples in your SAS documentationIn the SAS Help Center, click on "Resources" to open a list of content related to what you're reading.