In reply to chris young.

SAS Enterprise Guide isn't all point-and-click, contrary to the myths. It's a rich programming environment as well, equipped with the most advanced syntax editor that exists for SAS programming.

It does take time and education to properly transition from traditional SAS (in display manager) to SAS Enterprise Guide. While EG is easy to use, it is different than what some people are used to.

There are plenty of resources (some free, some paid training) to help you learn about the benefits of SAS Enterprise Guide, if you care to invest the time to learn. Of course, SAS continues to support the use of display manager and batch programming; users may adopt the new tools at their own pace, or not at all, based on their own objectives and the needs of their business.