SAS Macro Language 1: Essentials

This course focuses on the components of the SAS macro facility and how to design, write, and debug macro systems.

Duration 2 Days
Certificate SAS Global
Language English

Fees 1300


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About Program

This course focuses on the components of the SAS macro facility and how to design, write, and debug macro systems. Emphasis is placed on understanding how programs with macro code are processed.

This course can help prepare you for the following certification exam(s): SAS Advanced Programming for SAS 9SAS Certified Clinical Trials Programmer Using SAS 9.

Format of Training

Taught by certified instructors at high-tech facilities across the country

All the benefits of the classroom without the travel

  • Join the classroom right from your desktop
  • Led by an expert instructor who can virtually look over your shoulder
  • Ask questions and get answers in real-time
  • Access the latest software via a virtual lab
  • Receive 20 business days' access to a recording of your course
  • Discuss, share, exchange ideas with participants from different countries

Training Features

 

  • perform text substitution in SAS code
  • automate and customize the production of SAS code
  • conditionally or iteratively construct SAS code
  • use macro variables and macro functions.

Course Curriculum

Introduction

  • course logistics
  • purpose of the macro facility
  • program flow

Macro Variables

  • introduction to macro variables
  • automatic macro variables
  • macro variable references
  • user-defined macro variables
  • delimiting macro variable references
  • macro functions

Macro Definitions

  • defining and calling a macro
  • macro parameters

DATA Step and SQL Interfaces

  • creating macro variables in the DATA step
  • indirect references to macro variables
  • creating macro variables in SQL

Macro Programs

  • conditional processing
  • parameter validation
  • iterative processing
  • global and local symbol tables

Learning More

  • SAS resources
  • beyond this course

Supplemental Materials

  • program flow

Course Fees

Classroom

  

  

1300

2 ATTEMPT OF GLOBAL CERTIFICATION WORTH

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