SAS Learning Post
Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![Adding format catalogs without losing others](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/01/ProgrammingTips-2.png)
As I mentioned when creating a user-defined format for Information Maps in a prior post custom or user-defined formats can be created and stored quickly in the default format catalog for all Business Intelligence products within "Lev1\SASApp\SASEnvironment\SASFormats". This is useful for custom sorting, reclassifying or grouping data as well as
![SAS author's tip: generating a dagger](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2011/10/Carpenterpumpkin2.jpg)
This week's featured tip is from master SAS user Art Carpenter and his classic book Carpenter's Complete Guide to the SAS REPORT Procedure. In his review for the book, Rick Mitchell-senior systems analyst at Westat-said "I am green with envy for the newest generation of SAS programmers because I wish that I had had this book in
![What’s behind our orange covers](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2011/10/OrangeStacey.jpg)
It’s bold, autumnal, and adorns team uniforms, frozen desserts, and hair. Wherever orange is used, it makes a statement. With changing leaves and Halloween approaching, it’s appropriate to call attention to fall colors and covers. For this post, I rounded up all of the orange SAS book titles that I
![Revisiting the starting file location for Enterprise Guide](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2011/10/EG_FileLocation.jpg)
Years ago and a seemingly far galaxy away, I wrote about how to modify 9.1.3 to start Enterprise Guide users in a different location for the File folder. By default, the user only can access their personal SAS Temporary File. Why change this? I would prefer to use a central
![Promoting SAS BI Dashboard content](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2011/10/bid_logicalTypesInstall.jpg)
If you are unable to export BI Dashboard Content the BI Dashboard Logical types was not installed on the system running SAS Management Console. Update this by following these steps Run the software install from the SAS Depot (mine is located at C:\SAS Software Depot\setup.exe) Select ‘Install Additional Software’ Then
![SAS author’s tip: using the Options window in SAS Enterprise Guide](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2011/10/LSBEG_photoplant2.jpg)
Super authors Susan Slaughter and Lora Delwiche and their bestselling Little SAS Book series have empowered the user community for years. This dynamic duo has uncannily anticipated what SAS users need to know. And they've produced thoughtful and accessible books with remarkable speed. One of their most recent books The Little SAS Book for Enterprise Guide 4.2 provides