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SAS® Data Preparation

SAS® Data Preparation

This offering adds enhancements to the SAS® Viya® platform, including advanced data profiling features, data quality transformations for SAS Data Studio and programming interfaces for data quality operations. 

Starting with the 2025.09 release of the SAS Viya Platform, SAS Data Studio is no longer available. SAS Studio provides the replacement functionality for data preparation. For more information and migration instructions, see SAS Data Studio: Retirement Considerations.

SAS Data Preparation on the SAS Viya Platform

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Ready to access, blend, shape, and cleanse data to prepare it for reporting or analytics? These SAS Data Preparation resources are a good place to start. 


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Learn how to leverage SAS Data Explorer to profile data for inconsistencies and anomalies.

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Self-Service Data Preparation in SAS® Viya®

This course provides an overview of the analytic data preparation capabilities of SAS Data Preparation in SAS Viya. These self-service data preparation capabilities include bringing data in from a variety of sources, preparing and cleansing the data to be fit for purpose, analyzing data for better understanding and governance, and sharing the data with others to promote collaboration and operational use.
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