SAS Users
Providing technical tips and support information, written for and by SAS users.![Using the SAS Output Delivery System to enhance, customize, and render reports](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/10/SASODS_Parker1.jpg)
To kick off his presentation at MWSUG2015, SAS’ Chevell Parker flashed a picture of an old-school phone booth and asked the audience where he could find the nearest one. Met with several seconds of silence, he smiled. “Don’t all answer at once!” The point of his question was obvious: as
![The SAS Visual Analytics Home Page: It’s not just for Visual Analytics anymore!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/10/VAHomePage.jpg)
As of Visual Analytics 7.2, the home page is designed to serve as the entry point for not only Visual Analytics, but also additional SAS applications and solutions. To this end, the SAS Visual Analytics home page is documented in both the SAS Visual Analytics Administration Guide and the SAS Intelligence
![Hot skills for SAS professionals](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/10/HotSkillsSAS.jpg)
Good news SAS users; you are a hot commodity. That’s the primary message Kirk Paul Lafler from Software Intelligence Corporation and Charlie Shipp of Consider Consulting Corporation delivered to a room full of users at MWSUG 2015. Citing figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and a recent CNN Money
![PROC SGPLOT: It isn’t just for plots anymore](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2014/02/ProblemSolvers.jpg)
A coworker was recently in need of some simple graphics to include in a slide show to accompany her SAS Global Forum paper. After listening to what she wanted, I decided that I could use PROC SGPLOT to create those images for her. The first image was a set of stacked
![Creating an automated grocery list using SAS Enterprise Guide and prompts](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/10/List.png)
Creating a grocery shopping list can be overwhelming for a variety of reasons. Lack of experience, picky eaters, and new recipes can turn an ambitious cook into an overwhelmed procrastinator. In this blog post I’ll show you an easy SAS Enterprise Guide project that uses prompts to create a simple
![Sizing: the long and short of it](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2015/10/sizing.jpg)
Sizing is a topic that solutions managers typically leave until the end after decisions about the application have been settled. But there are often many variables that can impact the final size requirement. We have seen across our customer base that sizing and the number of environments has been determined