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Providing technical tips and support information, written for and by SAS users.![SAS Data Studio Code Transform (Part 1)](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2018/03/Transform1-702x336.png)
SAS Data Studio is a new application in SAS Viya 3.3 that provides a mechanism for performing simple, self-service data preparation tasks to prepare data for use in SAS Visual Analytics or other applications. It is accessed via the Prepare Data menu item or tile on SAS Home. Note: A
![Move fraud detection from hindsight to insight to foresight](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2018/03/Fraud-702x336.jpg)
In the medical field, an autopsy is valuable because it helps you understand the cause of death. But, what’s more valuable is identifying the leading indicators of an illness so that you can address it before the Grim Reaper comes knocking. Best in class organizations are taking a similar approach
![The power behind a Hidden Data Role in SAS Visual Analytics](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2018/03/SuperBowl2-702x336.png)
SAS Visual Analytics 8.2 introduces the Hidden Data Role. This role can accept one or more category or date data items which will be included in the query results but will not be displayed with the object. You can use this Hidden Data Role in: Mapping Data Sources. Color-Mapped Display
![SAS Viya command-line interfaces for Administration](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2018/03/ViyaAdmin1-702x254.png)
SAS Viya 3.3 introduced a set of command-line interfaces that SAS Viya administrators will find extremely useful. The command-line interfaces(CLI) will allow administrators to perform numerous administrative tasks in batch as an alternative to using the SAS Environment Manager interface. In addition, calls to the CLI’s can be chained together
![Is it sensitive? Mask it with data suppression](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2018/03/Suppression5-702x336.png)
Report data shared by educational institutions, government agencies, healthcare organizations, and human resource departments can contain sensitive or confidential data. Data in such reports are suppressed selectively to protect the identities of individuals or to prevent the report’s audience from easily inferring individual values. The Data Suppression feature in SAS
![Admin Notebook: Making the case for selectively backing up metadata](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2018/02/ADMIN13.png)
Let’s say that you are administering a SAS 9.4 environment that is working just fine. You’ve checked that your full backups are indeed happening and you’ve even tried restoring from one of your backups. You are prepared for anything, right? Well, I’d like to propose a scenario to you. You