DevOps with SAS® Viya® and GitLab
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This interactive workshop offers a unique opportunity to learn how to use SAS Viya content development with GitLab repositories, facilitating seamless DevOps collaborations. The course emphasizes the implementation of GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate development processes in SAS Studio. By attending this workshop, you stand to gain insights and skills to streamline your DevOps processes, promote teamwork, and boost productivity.
Learn How To
This comprehensive workshop provides an excellent platform to master the basics of working with GitLab, SAS Studio, the Git plugin, and GitLab repositories. It guides you through the process of creating a GitLab runner and executor, and setting up basic GitLab pipelines. You will also learn how to devise pipelines for common SAS Viya tasks, like running a SAS program, importing and exporting content, and running a SAS Studio flow. The course also delves into advanced concepts such as branching strategies and methods to handle promotion to a different environment. This knowledge will equip you to streamline your DevOps processes, leading to increased efficiency and productivity.
Who Should Attend
SAS Customers who use GitLab for code development and automation: SAS Developers, Administrators, Cloud Engineers, Data Engineers, and DevOps Engineers.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, you should be familiar with:
Familiarity with the following is a plus:
- SAS Viya and SAS Studio
- Git repositories
Familiarity with the following is a plus:
- Bash scripting
- Docker
- SAS Viya REST (Representational State Transfer) API
- SAS Viya CLI (Command Line Interface)
SAS Products Covered
SAS Environment Manager for Viya;SAS Studio;SAS Viya
Course Outline
Access: Validate Your SAS Viya Deployment
- Validate your SAS Viya deployment.
- Create or access a GitLab account.
- DevOps concepts and how they apply to developments in SAS Viya.
- Quick overview of a GitLab repository.
- Using the Git plug-in in SAS Studio.
- Integration of SAS Studio and GitLab.
- Obtaining a GitLab access token.
- Cloning / adding a repository in SAS Studio.
- Collaborative development using SAS Studio and GitLab.
- Creating branches.
- Saving, staging, committing, pushing changes.
- Working with folders and checking out branches.
- Exploring merge options in SAS Studio and GitLab.
- Understanding GitLab Merge requests.
- Managing Git repositories in SAS Studio.
- Overview of GitLab Runner and Executor.
- Creation of a GitLab Runner.
- Practical SAS Viya CLI (Command Line Interface) examples.
- Introduction to Docker concepts:
- Basic Docker commands.
- Building a Docker image.
- Understanding the GitLab Container Registry.
- Building your own Docker Image (using SAS Viya CLI and TLS certificates).
- Pushing the Docker image to a GitLab Container Registry.
- Understanding the basics of a pipeline.
- Running Shell commands in a pipeline.
- Learning about jobs and stages.
- Understanding job dependencies.
- Working with variables.
- Pipelines using a public Docker image.
- Pipelines using a private Docker image from a GitLab container registry.
- Run a SAS program from a file.
- Trigger a GitLab pipeline from SAS Studio.
- Run a SAS Studio flow.
- Run a Python program.
- Import SAS packages.
- Export SAS packages.
- Data pipelines: run SAS programs, SAS Studio flows and tests.
- Work with issues and a feature branch.
- Merge requests pipelines.
- Merge requests in GitLab.
- Branching strategies.
- Promoting code to another environment. Sample pipeline.
Live Class Schedule
Duration: 10.5 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.
This course isn't publicly scheduled, but private training and coaching may be available. Contact us to explore options.
Private Training
Get training tailored specifically for your team, led by expert SAS instructors. Choose from virtual sessions, or training at your location (or ours). Perfect for teams seeking a customized curriculum and plenty of interaction with a SAS specialist. We'll schedule it at a time that works for you.
Coaching Services
Take your training to the next level with personalized coaching. While private training offers structured coursework, coaching provides hands-on, real-time support from a subject matter expert. As you work with your own data, you'll receive expert guidance to help you uncover insights, unlock the full potential of your data, and make faster progress. Perfect for those looking to apply what they’ve learned and see quicker results.