Course Details

Advanced SAS Course Content :

1.) Accessing Data Using SQL

• Generate detail reports by working with a single table, joining tables, or using set operators in the SQL procedure.
• Generate summary reports by working with a single table, joining tables, or using set operators in the SQL procedure.
• Construct sub-queries and in-line views within an SQL procedure step.
• Compare solving a problem using the SQL procedure versus using traditional SAS programming techniques.
• Access Dictionary Tables using the SQL procedure.

2.) Macro Processing

• Create and use user-defined and automatic macro variables within the SAS Macro Language.
• Automate programs by defining and calling macros using the SAS Macro Language.
• Understand the use of macro functions.
• Use various system options that are available for macro debugging and displaying values of user-defined and automatic macro variables in the SAS log.
• Create data-driven programs using SAS Macro Language.

3.) Advanced Programming Techniques

• Demonstrate the use of advanced data look-up techniques such as array processing, hash objects, formats, and combining/merging data.
• Reduce I/O by controlling the space required to store SAS data sets using compression techniques, length statements, or eliminating variables and observations.
• Reduce programming time by developing reusable SAS programs which incorporate data step views, DATA steps that write SAS programs, and the FCMP procedure.
• Perform effective benchmarking by using the appropriate SAS System options and interpreting the resulting resource utilization statistics.
• Determine the resources used by the SORT procedure and avoid unnecessary sorts by using appropriate indexes, data set options, BY statement options, and the CLASS statement.
• Identify appropriate applications for using indexes and create them using the DATA step, the DATASETS procedure, or the SQL procedure.
• Compare techniques to eliminate duplicate data using the DATA step, the SORT procedure, and the SQL procedure.