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Archive: 30/01/2017

A collection of tips from the analytics experts to help you get the most from your platform. Browse through them all or choose from the categories below:

SAS Administration SAS Analytics SAS Data Management SAS Platform Engineering SAS Programming SAS Business Analytics

How to Keep Secret Code Secret

Storing a compiled macro Read more...

Posted in SAS Programming; Tagged SAS Programming; Posted January, 2017 by Amadeus Technical Team

SYSTASK: The Spawn of SAS Programmers

Spawn: Produce or generate in large numbers. The Pocket Oxford English Dictionary, 8th Edition, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1992. Read more...

Posted in SAS Programming; Tagged SAS Programming, SAS/CONNECT spawner, SYSTASK; Posted January, 2017 by Amadeus Technical Team

Using Proc OPTMODEL to Solve Linear Programming Problems

Your company has decided to invest 500,000 of its profits. You have been given the task of investing this money. You should aim for the maximum return. Read more...

Posted in SAS Analytics; Tagged SAS Business Analytics, Proc OPTMODEL; Posted January, 2017 by Amadeus Technical Team

Manage Division by Zero

A common problem when processing data is the generation of missing values due to a division by zero. Read more...

Posted in SAS Programming; Tagged SAS Programming; Posted January, 2017 by Amadeus Technical Team

Using Proc OPTMODEL to Produce MPS Tables

MPS (Mathematical Programming System) tables are used to represent equations and constraints in the area of Operational Research. Read more...

Posted in SAS Analytics; Tagged SAS Business Analytics, Mathematical Programming System, Proc OPTMODEL, MPS Tables; Posted January, 2017 by Amadeus Technical Team

Advanced Uses of the Colon Modifier

In SAS, the colon (:) can be used in conjunction with all of the comparison operators (=, >, <, >=, <=, ne, in) to compare prefix’s. Read more...

Posted in SAS Programming; Tagged SAS Programming, Colon Modifier; Posted January, 2017 by Amadeus Technical Team

Syntax Checking SAS Programs

To check the syntax of a data step or procedure without actually running the code, add a CANCEL keyword to the end of the RUN statement, as shown in the... Read more...

Posted in SAS Programming; Tagged SAS Programming; Posted January, 2017 by Amadeus Technical Team

Transactional Updates with NOMISSINGCHECK

If we need to update a master table with a transaction table an UPDATE statement can be appropriate. Read more...

Posted in SAS Data Management; Tagged SAS Data Management, UPDATE statement, NOMISSINGCHECK option; Posted January, 2017 by Amadeus Technical Team

Moving Data Between Libraries

If you would like to move a data set from one library to another, rather than copy it, you can use the MOVE option with either Proc DATASETS or Proc COPY. Read more...

Posted in SAS Data Management; Tagged SAS Data Management, MOVE option, Proc DATASETS, Proc COPY; Posted January, 2017 by Amadeus Technical Team

Using the %DS2CSV Macro

In SAS 9 you can use the %DS2CSV macro to convert SAS datasets into CSV files. Read more...

Posted in SAS Data Management; Tagged SAS Data Management, %DS2CSV Macro; Posted January, 2017 by Amadeus Technical Team

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