Little known secrets of DO-loops with index variables
SAS' Leonid Batkhan reveals how to use versatile iterative DO loops with index variable pertaining to SAS DATA steps.
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Kerberos delegation with the new SAS Viya: A 5-part series
SAS Viya 2020.1.4 introduced support for Kerberos delegation. As a result, Kerberos delegation will be available with the Long Term Support release 2021.1. This series starts with an overview and continues into authentication processing in detail, Kerberos delegation configuration, and requirements for SAS/ACCESS to Hadoop. Part 1 - SAS Viya
How to evaluate SAS expressions in DATA Step dynamically
In many programming languages, there is a function named eval() that can be used to evaluate an expression and return the result at run time. For example, in Python, the eval() function parses the expression passed to it and runs a Python expression or code within the program. Even Python
Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS® Viya® - Part 5 - Loading Server-Side Files into Memory
Welcome to the fifth installment in my series Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS Viya. In previous posts, I discussed how to connect to the CAS server, how to execute CAS actions, how to work with the results, and how your data is organized on the CAS server. In
Important caveats to consider when you run a DATA step on CAS tables
Kevin Russell of SAS Technical Support reveals the effects of data size and language elements in your code when you execute the DATA step in CAS.
Two New SAS® Viya® Programming Certifications
SAS Global Certification is pleased to announce two (yes two!) new SAS Viya programming certifications. Traditional SAS programmers need to migrate their code and data to SAS Viya environments, and there are important skills required to make a successful transition. SAS Viya includes Cloud Analytic Services (CAS), where data is
Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS® Viya® - Part 4 - Exploring Caslibs
Welcome to the fourth installment in my series Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS Viya. In previous posts, I discussed how to connect to the CAS server, how to execute CAS actions, and how to work with the results. Now it's time to understand how your data is organized
Using SYSTASK and SAS macro loops for massively parallel processing
SAS' Leonid Batkhan presents an implementation of parallel processing by spawning multiple SAS sessions using SYSTASK statements with subsequent synchronization.
We need your vote! SAS Support Communities are on the 2021 Khoros Kudos awards ballot
Cast your ballots for the SAS Support Communities, nominated for the Khoros Kudos Award: Best-in-Class: Community.
Reordering rows and columns in a 2x2 table with SAS® Studio Tasks
In SAS Studio, the ordering of rows and columns in the Table Analysis task are, by default, arranged by the internal ordering of the values used in the table. The table arranges the variables alphabetically or numerically by increasing value. For example, traditional coding uses 1 for Yes and 0
