This is the window you see on entering the SAS environment. In the left is the Navigation Pane used to navigate various programming features. In the right is the Work Area which is used for writing the code and executing it.

Code Autocomplete

This is a very powerful feature which helps getting the correct syntax of SAS keywords as well as provides link to the documentation for that keyword.

Program Execution

The execution of code is done by pressing the run icon, which is the first icon from left or the F3 button.

Program Log

The log of the executed code is available under the Log tab. It describes the errors, warnings or notes about the program’s execution. This is the window where you get all the clues to troubleshoot your code.

Program Result

The result of the code execution is seen in the RESULTS tab. By default they are formatted as html tables.

Program Tabs

The Navigation Area contains features to create and manage programs. It also provides the pre-built functionalities to be used with your program.

Server Files and Folders

Under this tab we can create additional programs, import data to be analyzed and query the existing data. It can also be used to create folder shortcuts.

Tasks

The Tasks tab provides features to use in-built SAS programs by supplying only the input variables. For example, under the statistics folder you can find a SAS program to do linear regression by only supplying the SAS data set name and variable names.

Snippets

The snippets tab provides features to write SAS Macro and generate files from the existing data set

Program Libraries

SAS stores the datasets in SAS libraries. The temporary library is available only for a single session and it is named as WORK. But the permanent libraries are available always.

File Shortcuts

This tab is used to access files which are stored outside the SAS environment. The shortcuts to such files are stored under this tab.

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Introduction to SAS
Installation of SAS
SAS windows
Working with data sets
Walk through of SAS windows like output, search, editor etc

SAS Enterprise Guide

How to read and subset the data sets
SET Statement
Infile and Infile Options
SAS Format -Format Vs Informat

SAS Operators and Functions

Using Variables
Defining and using KEEP and DROP statements
Output Statement
Retain Statement
SUM Statement

Advanced SAS Procedures

PROC Import
PROC Print
Data Step Vs Proc
Deep Dive into Proc

Customizing Datasets

SAS Arrays
Useful SAS Functions
PUT/INPUT Functions
Date/Time Functions
Numeric Functions
Character Functions

SAS Format and SAS Graphs

SAS Format statements
Understanding PROC GCHART, various graphs, bar charts: pie, bar

Sorting Techniques

NODUP
NODUKEY
NODUP Vs NODUKEY

Data Transformation Function

Character functions, numeric functions and converting variable type
Use functions in data transformation

Deep Dive into SAS Procedures, Functions and Statements

Find Function
Scan Function
MERGE Statement
BY Statement
Joins
Procedures Vs Function
Where Vs If
What is Missover
NMISS
CMISS

PROC SQL

SELECT statement
Sorting of Data
CASE expression
Other SELECT statement clauses
JOINS and UNIONS

Using SAS Macros

Benefits of SAS Macros
Macro Variables
Macro Code Constituents and Macro Step
Positional Parameters to Macros

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