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High-Performance Data Manipulation with SAS® DS2
DS2 : DS221
Learn How To
- Identify the similarities and differences between the SAS DATA step and a DS2 data block.
- Convert a Base SAS DATA step to a DS2 data block.
- Control data type and precision with DS2 variable declarations
- Use DS2 functions, methods, and expressions for conditional processing and high-precision data manipulation.
- Use predefined packages to access advanced processing techniques in DS2 code.
- Create user-defined packages to add custom, reusable methods to the DS2 language.
- Execute multi-threaded DS2 code for parallel processing in Base SAS.
- Execute multi-threaded DS2 code for parallel processing in supported databases with the SAS In-Database Code Accelerator.
- Execute multi-threaded DS2 code for high-speed parallel processing of memory-resident data.
Who Should Attend
Experienced SAS software users who want to use modern programming techniques for complex manipulation of large data
Prerequisites
This course is not appropriate for beginning SAS software users. Before attending this course, you should have several months of SAS programming experience or have taken the SAS Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques course. A good understanding of ANSI SQL is also beneficial.
SAS Products Covered
SAS Viya;Base SAS;SAS/ACCESS
Course Outline
Introduction
- DS2 overview.
- Introduction to SAS Cloud Analytic Services (CAS).
- Starting and setting up a virtual lab.
- Differentiating between DATA steps and DS2 data programs.
- Basic DS2 syntax.
- Similarities to the DATA step.
- Exploring DS2 "missing" features.
- Converting DATA steps to DS2 data programs.
- Program block structuring.
- Data types.
- Automatic data type conversion.
- Expressions.
- Selected functions.
- Methods.
- Creating, using, and deleting a user-defined package.
- Using predefined packages.
- Working with DS2 threads.
- Threading on massively parallel processing (MPP) platforms.
Live Class Schedule
Duration: 14 hours
Step into our live classes and experience a dynamic learning environment where you can ask questions, share ideas, and connect with your instructor and classmates. With on-demand lab hours, you can explore the material at your own pace. Our globally acclaimed instructors will motivate you to think bigger, so you can take what you've learned and achieve your biggest goals.
Live Class Schedule
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