SAS Users
Providing technical tips and support information, written for and by SAS users.![Old PROC REPORT code? Let's clean it up!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2014/02/ProblemSolvers.jpg)
Did you inherit code that was written eons ago? Do you find old programs to copy the PROC REPORT code and then simply change the variable names for your new program? Have you wondered what all of those options do? Do you ever send output to the Listing destination (the
![Setting up SAS Business Intelligence environments – the right way SAS toolbox: macro functions](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2020/05/pixabay-handyman-600x336.png)
When new SAS users get introduced to the SAS Business Intelligence software (SAS BI), along with the thrill of a wide spectrum of new and desirable functionality, almost always comes a state of confusion – if not panic. How do we go about adapting it to our organization IT guidelines?
![Can my SAS application be grid enabled?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2014/07/grid-enabling.jpg)
This blog is a continuation of an earlier blog entitled “To grid or not to grid?” In that blog, one of the reasons to say “yes to SAS Grid” is to see if you can gain some performance improvements from modifying your existing SAS processes by converting them to a
![5 best practices for a world-class SAS environment](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/SAS-Administrators-1.png)
SAS administration and support can be a real challenge for some companies. It all has to do with not having the right resources and skills. Business analysts are often charged with maintaining SAS. They know data, but they don’t have the IT skills needed to properly support SAS. IT teams
![To grid or not to grid?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/SAS-Administrators-1.png)
Let’s be honest. When well planned, a SAS Grid Computing platform as the basis for a shared, highly available, high-performance analytics environment can pay for itself many times over. However, it is critical that your overall objectives and computing environment be well understood for you to achieve success with your
![User group grants and awards: applicants needed!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/SASevents-2.png)
Really! I did a double-take last week when a conference chair told me that there’s grant money available for students, faculty and SAS junior professionals but few have applied. In one case, there were no applications submitted. We're hoping this is just a temporary glitch, a holdup resulting from too-busy schedules