SAS Learning Post
Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![SAS author's tip: using %NRSTR to mask macro triggers](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/02/BurlewMacrobook1.jpg)
As SAS user Marje Fecht said "We all want a 'SAS programming assistant' to help us complete our jobs more quickly." Fecht, Senior Partner at Prowerk Consulting, then went on to say "In her book SAS Macro Programming Made Easy, Second Edition, Michele Burlew encourages us to take advantage of the SAS
![Get hooked on the NOOK!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/02/beachphotosandy.jpg)
As a little girl growing up in rural North Carolina, I remember going to my Granddaddy’s fishing pond. My Daddy and Granddaddy loved to fish but as a six-year-old the fishing was boring to me. I was more interested in finding the worms to put on the fish hook. I’d
![Best practices for refreshing production OLAP cubes](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/01/ProgrammingTips-1.png)
Unlike prior versions of SAS OLAP technology, 9.2 provides more options for maintaining and refreshing OLAP cubes. With this comes some discussion about what each one does alone, and how pairing these techniques really provides SAS OLAP Server Administrators and cube developers a cornucopia of OLAP options. PROC OLAPOPERATE Remember
![The best part of writing a book is learning something new](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/02/009_interact_sample1.jpg)
Many of the chapters in my new book Building Business Intelligence Using SAS: Content Development Examples were straightforward to write but one in particular was the beast. Neither Tricia nor I wanted to tackle the SAS BI Dashboard chapter. Just chalk it up to no major work experience with this
![Complete your order using preview results in SAS Add-in to MS Office](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/02/amazon_placeorder.jpg)
Recently I've made several online purchases buying eBooks for the new Amazon Kindle my daughter received as a holiday gift. The online checkout process is very straight-forward, especially with the 'Continue' buttons that change to a 'Place your order' button on the final step. Did you know that the same
![SAS author's tip: Preserving indexes while using the COPY procedure](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/01/Raithelcovershoes.jpg)
This week's tip comes from Michael Raithel and his timeless book The Complete Guide to SAS Indexes. There are many superlatives that can be used to describe Michael. His enthusiasm for SAS (and life) and ability to really connect with users when sharing his expertise is inspiring. If you've attended one (or more) of Michael's many conference talks,