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Peter StyliadisAugust 6, 2021 7

CAS Actions and Action Sets - a brief intro

I'm excited to curate a series of posts focused on CAS Actions. However, before I dive into details and code, I thought I'd take a moment to lay a foundation for a better understanding of CAS and CAS actions. I'll cover things here at a high level as there's quite

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Peter StyliadisAugust 6, 2021 0

CAS Action! - a series on fundamentals

I'm excited to bring a series of posts centered on CAS Actions. The topics in the list below will be covered in posts set to publish in the next few weeks. Please check back often for new releases. CAS Actions and Action Sets - a brief intro - Introduction to the

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Analytics | Programming Tips

Randy CollicaJuly 29, 2021 2

An analytic transform for cantankerous data

As an example, when using ordinary least squares regression (OLS), if your response or dependent attribute’s residuals are not normally distributed, your analysis is likely going to be affected and typically not in a good way. The farther away your input data is from normality, the impact on your model

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Ron CodyJuly 27, 2021 3

The Amazing COMPRESS Function

In the past, the COMPRESS function was useful. Since SAS version 9, it has become a blockbuster, and you might not have noticed. The major change was the addition of a new optional parameter called MODIFIERS. The traditional use of the COMPRESS function was to remove blanks or a list

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Ben YarbroughJuly 23, 2021 7

How to use the SAS® 9 Content Assessment Tool

SAS' Ben Yarbrough reveals the four questions to answer and four steps to take as you transition to SAS Viya.

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Chris DeHartJuly 12, 2021 3

The SAS/ACCESS Developer's Corner: SUBCHAR-acteristics

Understanding the problem Working with character data of different encodings across different systems can occasionally result in failures to translate or transcode that data from its source format to a destination format. When using a SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME engine to query DBMS data, this scenario can end up causing errors when

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Leonid BatkhanJuly 6, 2021 22

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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Yinliang WuJune 25, 2021 10

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

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Peter StyliadisJune 22, 2021 0

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

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Kevin RussellJune 21, 2021 1

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.

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