SAS Users
Providing technical tips and support information, written for and by SAS users.![Help for SAS administrators only a click away](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/12/Communities.jpg)
If you install, update, manage or maintain a SAS deployment, you're a SAS administrator, and a very valuable resource for your organization. Every day, SAS users at your company depend on you to do their job. Being a SAS administrator is a critical and rewarding role, but it can sometimes be a lonely one as
![What is going on with my Visual Analytics audit data collection?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/07/VisualAnalytics.jpg)
In my last blog I discussed purging audit records from the Web Infrastructure Platform SharedServices database. The blog generated a fair bit of discussion around the SAS Visual Analytics auditing data gathering and archive process. So let’s take a step back and in this blog review how data collection for auditing works and
!["What's your major?" Thoughts about networking at SAS Global Forum](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/09/SmallGraphic.jpg)
“What’s your major?” All of us recognize the cliché intro line from our years at university. It was the fail-safe, go-to remark to get a conversation started. The most difficult time when meeting someone socially is the first few moments. First impressions are important and the interactions we have during
![Will indexing my SAS data sets help?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2014/02/ProblemSolvers.jpg)
Will indexing my SAS data sets help? This is one of the most frequent questions I hear in SAS Technical Support. The response is always the same: “Maybe. Tell me about your data, and what you are doing with it.” Here is a primer on effective indexing. Indexing can improve
![Matching Names: How to Avoid a Common Mistake](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/12/Name_Match_Definition.png)
Sometimes when trying to fuzzy match names you want to fuzzy match just a portion of the name: for example, Family Name and/or Given Name. A common mistake that people make is to feed in the Family Name and Given Name columns separately into the Match Codes node instead of
![Problem Solved: Highlights from your SAS Communities](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/12/Communities.jpg)
"Where do you go to get help with SAS?" It's a question I've asked users more times than I can remember. Some will tell me they take a SAS class or call SAS Technical Support, but the most common answer is "colleagues." There's no doubt fellow users are a great resource, but if you're only relying on colleagues at your