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Melodie RushMarch 20, 2023 0

Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS Viya for Predictive Modeling - Exploring Data

Welcome to the first post in my series Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS Viya for Predictive Modeling. I'm going to dive right into the content assuming you have minimal knowledge on SAS Cloud Analytic Services (CAS), CAS Actions and Python. For some background on these subjects, refer to

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Ron CodyFebruary 22, 2023 3

DATA Step or PROC? It depends...

Which SAS technique should you use? Consider how often the program is to be run, your comfort level and more.

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Peter StyliadisFebruary 13, 2023 0

Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS® Viya® - Part 14 - CAS Table to DataFrame

Welcome to the continuation of my series Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS Viya. In this post I'll discuss how to bring a distributed CAS table back to your Python client as a DataFrame. In this example, I'm using Python on my laptop (Python client) to connect to the

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Joe FurbeeFebruary 7, 2023 69

Authentication to SAS Viya: a couple of approaches

In my blog series regarding SAS REST APIs (you can read all of my posts on this topic here) I outlined how to integrate SAS analytical capabilities into applications. I detailed how to construct REST calls, build body parameters and interpret the responses. I've not yet covered authentication for the

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Peter StyliadisFebruary 7, 2023 2

Getting started with Python integration to SAS® Viya® - Part 13 - Loading a Client-Side CSV File into CAS

Welcome to the continuation of 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, and how your data is organized on the CAS server. In this post I'll discuss loading client-side CSV files into

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Peter StyliadisJanuary 17, 2023 0

Getting started with Python integration to SAS® Viya® - Part 12 - Count of Unique Values

Welcome to the continuation of my series Getting Started with Python Integration to SAS Viya. In previous posts, I discussed how to connect to the CAS server, working with CAS actions and CASResults objects, and how to summarize columns. Now it's time to focus on how to get the count of unique values

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Leonid BatkhanJanuary 11, 2023 10

Automatic cloning of SAS metadata user groups and roles

SAS expert Leonid Batkhan demonstrates how to automatically replicate/clone metadata users’ groups and roles from one user to another.

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Ron CodyJanuary 10, 2023 1

Understanding the _TYPE_ variable in output data sets

When you use PROC MEANS or PROC SUMMARY to create a summary data set and include a CLASS statement, SAS includes two variables, _FREQ_ and _TYPE_, in the output data set. This blog shows you two ways to interpret and use _TYPE_ using the data set Shoes in the SASHELP

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Peter StyliadisDecember 22, 2022 3

Creating a Microsoft Excel report using SAS, Python and SQL!

The addition of the PYTHON procedure and Python editor in SAS Viya enables users to execute Python code in SAS Studio. This new capability in SAS Viya adds another tool to SAS's existing collection. With this addition I thought, how can I utilize this new found power? In this example,

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Bari LawhornDecember 21, 2022 2

Decode your SAS® macro code with the MFILE and MPRINT options

SAS' Bari Lawhorn introduces you to the MFILE option as a way to home in on errors and warnings in your macros.

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