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Efficiency Tips for Database Programming in SAS(R)

This class teaches you how to tune your SAS programs for faster execution, especially those that access relational database tables using SAS/ACCESS interfaces or SAS Viya data connectors.

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Target group

Data scientists, data analysts, and SAS programmers

Course structure

Foundational Concepts

Introduction.

LIBNAME Access to DBMS Tables

The SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME Engine.
Implicit Pass-Through Basics.
Tuning SAS Programs.
Mitigating Common Problems.
Rules of Thumb for LIBNAME Access.

Working with Multiple Data Sources

Cross-Library Operations.
Accelerating Cross-Library Operations.

The SQL Pass-Through Facility

Implicit versus Explicit Pass-Through.
Explicit Pass-Through with PROC SQL.
Explicit Pass-Through with PROC FEDSQL.

Accessing Database Tables in CAS

Introduction to CAS.
SQL Pass-Through in CAS.
Working with CAS Tables.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you should either have at least six months of experience writing SAS programs that include PROC SQL code or have completed the SAS SQL 1: Essentials course and used PROC SQL in SAS for at least one month. The course builds on concepts presented in both the SAS Programming 1: Essentials and SAS SQL 1: Essentials courses, and it is not recommended for beginning SAS software users. Specifically, you should be able to:

Access existing SAS data libraries using a LIBNAME statement.
Write and submit SAS programs to access and manipulate data using the DATA step and PROC SQL.
Read and interpret the SAS log.
Diagnose and correct syntax errors in SAS.