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Angela Hall 0
References for using the XML engine

Included are some references for using the Libname XML Engine. This can be handy for writing and reading xml. SAS Documentation on the XML Libname for 9.2: http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/engxml/61740/HTML/default/a002594363.htm An example of exporting a SAS dataset using a custom tagset is located at: http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/engxml/61740/HTML/default/a002975327.htm The SAS User Group paper http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/sugi29/119-29.pdf also provides

Chris Hemedinger 0
SAS Professionals know how to party

I spent last week in the UK for the SAS Professionals Convention. It was my first time visiting the UK. If my experience is any indication, then the area (just outside of London) is constantly warm and very bright. However, I did visit very near the summer solstice and I'm

Analytics
Kristine Vick 0
Forecasting 101

Next up in the SAS Applying Business Analytics Webinar Series is Forecasting 101! This Webinar is appropriate for anyone involved in the creation, review or utilization of forecasts: demand planners and forecast analysts who generate forecasts; managers in sales, marketing, finance and operations; and executives who oversee the forecasting and

Angela Hall 0
Exporting last submitted code from Enterprise Guide

You can export the .sas code from a specific task or the entire project into a .sas file! It's great when publishing a project into a repeatable batch/schedule process. However, be aware of default names for the .sas resulting file. I recently ran across an error when exporting a task

Shelly Goodin 0
The Business Forecasting Deal

Contributed by Mike Gilliland, Product Marketing Manager Having a job in business forecasting is sort of like being in county lockup – only without the benefit of cuddly bunkmates and weekly delousing. Most of those in the job want out, and those who remain in the field possess psychological maladies

Kristine Vick 0
Data Mining 101 Q&A

My colleagues Tapan Patel, Wayne Thompson & Chris Stephens hosted over 550 live attendees on June 16th for our Data Mining 101 live webinar, part 3 of the Applying Business Analytics Webinar Series. Folks joined from all over North America as well as 32 other countries around the world. Since

Angela Hall 0
Portal page orders - using page rank (v9.2)

When pages are created, the author can choose the 'rank' which defines the order of tabs for users. (The default is 100.) However, users have the ability to view tabs in this manner or reorder for their viewing pleasure. These options are located within the menu 'Options - Change Page

Risk Management
Jonathan Hornby 0
New approaches in Risk Management

Over 80 banks in America have been closed down this year and others have announced higher trading losses amidst increased regulatory scrutiny. Finland was the first country to announce a double dip recession. Northern Rock cut 650 jobs as part of their restructuring efforts. We’re obviously not out of the

Shelly Goodin 0
Planting the seeds in keyed order

Contributed by Michele Burlew, president of Episystems Inc. and SAS Press author My SAS writing adventure this summer is a new book that will cover hash object programming. It won’t be very long, maybe 100 pages, and it will have lots of examples. As a longtime SAS programmer, I was

Angela Hall 0
Bookmarking the Stored Process web application list

The default web application for the Stored Process system takes you to a lovely screen with introductions and samples. However, wouldn't it be nice to skip this screen to just jump right into the stored processes you have created? For 9.2, change the following URL to include your server/port name. This

Stacey Hamilton 0
Combining Data Sets

This week Christine and I covered chapter 13, “Combining SAS Data Sets.” Most of this material was quite straightforward, and we did surprisingly well on the quiz at the end. But when we came together to discuss the chapter, we realized we both had had issues with one section: the

Angela Hall 0
Capitalize the 1st letter - or better yet not

So you are viewing your SAS Web Report and find that all the data elements capitalizations have changed - instead of no caps or all caps, everything is prop cap (or at least PROPCASE). This is actually a default option in Information Map Studio. To turn it off, select Tools

Chris Hemedinger 0
Hatching success at SAS Professionals

I'm at the SAS Professionals Convention in Marlow, UK, where over 100 SAS users participated in one of the largest SAS certification events ever held. Also present at the event: a mother duck working to achieve a milestone of her own, by hatching a family of ducklings. According to the

Chris Hemedinger 0
My Out of Office reply for 12June-20June

If you send me an e-mail message next week, this is what you can expect in return. Thanks for your e-mail. I'm attending the SAS Professionals Convention in Marlow, UK. That's right, I'm in Merry Old England, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and Ginger Spice, and Doctor Who. 

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