SAS 9.4 Maintenance 8 is available
SAS 9.4M8 is available. Its focus is on security and updates to third-party technologies. It also updates the supported OS environments.
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Getting started with Python integration to SAS® Viya® - Part 12 - Count of Unique Values
Welcome to the continuation of my series Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS Viya. In previous posts, I discussed how to connect to the CAS server, working with CAS actions and CASResults objects, and how to summarize columns. Now it's time to focus on how to get the count of unique values
Automatic cloning of SAS metadata user groups and roles
SAS expert Leonid Batkhan demonstrates how to automatically replicate/clone metadata users’ groups and roles from one user to another.
Understanding the _TYPE_ variable in output data sets
When you use PROC MEANS or PROC SUMMARY to create a summary data set and include a CLASS statement, SAS includes two variables, _FREQ_ and _TYPE_, in the output data set. This blog shows you two ways to interpret and use _TYPE_ using the data set Shoes in the SASHELP
New certification alert: SAS® Certified Specialist: Administration of SAS® Viya®
Thank you to my co-author Raymond Thomas for his assistance on this post. Learn more about the SAS Certified Specialist: Administration of SAS Viya and how to prepare. Certification overview SAS is pleased to announce a new SAS Viya Administration certification. Recognizing the growing need of cloud computing and Kubernetes,
SAS training: 5 free sessions technologists love
SAS Explore was created by technologists for technologists, and has more than 100 free SAS training sessions. Here are a few top picks!
Creating a Microsoft Excel report using SAS, Python and SQL!
The addition of the PYTHON procedure and Python editor in SAS Viya enables users to execute Python code in SAS Studio. This new capability in SAS Viya adds another tool to SAS's existing collection. With this addition I thought, how can I utilize this new found power? In this example,
Decode your SAS® macro code with the MFILE and MPRINT options
SAS' Bari Lawhorn introduces you to the MFILE option as a way to home in on errors and warnings in your macros.
ESM and S9CA: Useful Tools for Migration from SAS 9 to SAS Viya
Change is hard and can be a bit scary. We tend to resist change as we get comfortable with our routines and how things work. However, many times we fail to see the benefits of that something new. Imagine if we didn't move from MS DOS to Windows? If we'd
CAS-Action! Advanced Frequency Tables - Part 4
Welcome back to my SAS Users blog series CAS Action! - a series on fundamentals. The previous posts show how to use the simple.freq CAS action to generate, save and group simple frequency tables. In this post I will show you how to use the freqTab.freqTab CAS action to generate more advanced