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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. Skills...
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$800 USD
Duration
7 hours
Course Code
ETDP1F
Available Formats
Classroom
Overview
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.
Skills Gained
- Use SAS options to evaluate efficiency when accessing database data.
- Tune SAS programs for faster processing.
- Understand how relational database tables are accessed on the SAS Compute Server and in SAS Cloud Analytic Services (CAS).
- Understand conditions that can prevent SQL pass-through for execution in the database.
- Modify SAS programs to maximize pass-through to the database and minimize execution time.
Who Can Benefit
- Data scientists, data analysts, and SAS programmers
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.
Course Details
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.
Schedule
FAQ
Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?
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