This course assists SAS users with accessing the components of the Quality Knowledge Base (QKB) from within a variety of SAS technology components.
The self-study e-learning includes:
- Annotatable course notes in PDF format.
- Virtual Lab time to practice.
Learn How To
configure SAS technology components to use the Quality Knowledge Base (QKB) access the QKB functionality from within SAS applications and SAS codeuse SAS Data Integration Studio transformations that access Quality Knowledge Base componentsuse the Cleanse Data directive in SAS Data Loader for Hadoop to access Quality Knowledge Base components use data quality methods in SAS Federation Server queries to access the Quality Knowledge Base components execute data quality expressions in SAS Event Stream Processing models to access the Quality Knowledge Base components.Who Should Attend
Any SAS user who wants to leverage the power of the Quality Knowledge Base (QKB) from SAS applications and SAS code
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, you should ;
have some experience with SAS programming techniques, including working with DATA step codebe familiar with the SQL procedurehave a general understanding of SAS macro languagebe familiar with one or more of the following: SAS Data Integration Studio, SAS Data Quality Accelerator, SAS Data Loader for Hadoop, SAS Federation Server, or SAS Event Stream Processing.;Knowledge of the platform for SAS Business Analytics is helpful but not required.SAS Products Covered
SAS Enterprise Guide;SAS Data Integration Studio;SAS Federation Server
Course Outline
Introduction to the Quality Knowledge Base (QKB)
describe the functionality that is available in the Quality Knowledge Base (QKB) identify some applications that use the QKB definitions for data-cleansing purposes identify the installation location of the QKBname the types of files in a QKB installation understand the structure of the QKBConfiguration Options for Accessing the QKB from within SASdescribe the SAS Data Quality Server functionality identify the requirements for the use of the QKB in SAS applications list the ways that SAS applications can be configured to the QKB describe the options for configuring the SAS platform to the QKB identify the SAS autocall macros for interacting with the QKB explore the syntax for working with the macros provide code examples for using the macrosSAS Data Quality Server Procedures, Functions, and CALL Routinesidentify the code options available in SAS Data Quality Server identify the functions available for listing locales describe the use of the DQLOCLST procedure review the concept of standardization identify the CALL routine available for standardizing data values describe the use of the DQSCHEME procedure describe the use of the DQMATCH procedure identify the parsing and extraction functions that are available from SAS Data Quality Server identify the identification analysis and gender analysis functions that are available from SAS Data Quality Serveridentify the casing functions and pattern analysis functions that are available from SAS Data Quality ServerSAS Data Integration Studio Transformations That Access the QKBconfigure SAS Data Integration Studio to use the QKB identify the data quality transformations available in SAS Data Integration Studio demonstrate the use of the User Written Code transformation to set data quality optionsSAS Data Quality Accelerators for In‑Database Access to the QKBidentify the required SAS Data Quality Accelerator components identify the purpose of SAS Data Loader for Hadoop define the use of directives describe the five steps in the data preparation methodologySAS Federation Server Functions That Access the QKBSAS Federation Server technology components create FedSQL views use data quality methods in FedSQL
