SAS/MACROS - 20 HOURS

• Introduction To The Macro Facility
• Purpose Of The Macro Facility
• Macro Program Flow
• How To Create Macros
• Session Compiled Macros
• Autocall Macros
• Macro Variables
• Introduction To Macro Variables
• Automatic Macro Variables
• User-Defined Macro Variables
• Delimiting Macro Variable Names
• Deleting Macro Variables
• Macro Functions
• Macro Mask Functions
• Macro Definitions
• Defining And Calling A Macro
• Macro Parameters
• Macro Storage
• Data Step And Sql Interfaces-
• Creating Macro Variables In The Data Step
• Indirect References To Macro Variables
• Retrieving Macro Variables In The Data Step
• Creating Macro Variables In Sql
• Macro Programs
• Conditional Processing
• Parameter Validation
• Iterative Processing
• Global And Local Symbol Tables
• Framework For Developing Macro Applications
• Debugging And Troubleshooting
• Generating Custom Messages
• Creating Efficient Macros
• Review Of Macros
• Retrieving Macro Variables In The Data Step
• Creating Macro Variables In Sql
• Macro Programs
• Conditional Processing
• Parameter Validation
• Iterative Processing
• Global And Local Symbol Tables
• Framework For Developing Macro Applications
• Debugging And Troubleshooting
• Generating Custom Messages
• Creating Efficient Macros
• Review Of Macros
• Retrieving Macro Variables In The Data Step
• Creating Macro Variables In Sql
• Macro Programs
• Conditional Processing
• Parameter Validation
• Iterative Processing
• Global And Local Symbol Tables
• Framework For Developing Macro Applications
• Debugging And Troubleshooting
• Generating Custom Messages
• Creating Efficient Macros
• Review Of Macros

PERFORMANCE TUNING CONCEPTS - 2 HOURS

• Cpu Time
• Data Storage
• I/0
• Memory
• Programming Time

TESTING & DEBUGGING TECHNIQUES - 2 HOURS

• Data Step Debugging
• Macro Debugging
• Debugging Options

ERROR HANDLING - 2 HOURS

• Syntax Errors
• Logical Errors
• Semantic Errors

FEATURES BETWEEN SAS VERSIONS V9 - 2 HOURS

• 1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 2
• 3
• 4

SAS WITH UNIX/LINUX ENVIRONMENT - 10 HOURS

• Getting Started with SAS in UNIX Environments
• Starting SAS Sessions in UNIX Environments
• Running SAS in a Foreground or Background Process
• Selecting a Method of Running SAS in UNIX Environments
• SAS Windowing Environment in UNIX Environments
• Interactive Line Mode in UNIX Environments
• Batch Mode in UNIX Environments
• Running SAS on a Remote Host in UNIX Environments
• X Command Line Options
• Executing Operating System Commands from Your SAS Session
• Customizing Your SAS Registry Files
• Customizing Your SAS Session by Using System Options
• Customizing Your SAS Session by Using Configuration and Autoexec Files
• Defining Environment Variables in UNIX Environments
• Determining the Completion Status of a SAS Job in UNIX Environments
• Exiting or Interrupting Your SAS Session in UNIX Environments
• Ending a Process That Is Running as a SAS Server
• Ending a SAS Process on a Relational Database