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New Tools for Color Coding SAS® BI Log Files
Insider's View: Explaining SAS® Date Values
Using MPRINT and MFILE Options to Expand Macros in SAS® Code for Easier Debugging
Using the PROC REPORT Temporary Variable
Setting Up a Sub-Capacity SAS® License
SAS/GRAPH® Dashboard Indicators



SAS® Global Forum 2007
April 16 - 19
Orlando
At this annual SAS users group conference, formerly known as SAS Users Group International (SUGI), you'll have the unique opportunity to network with other SAS users and SAS staff from around the world.

Fourth Annual JMP® User Conference
June 12 - 13
Cary, NC
Reserve your spot at the JMP User Conference, and save $200 with the early bird discount. Registration is now open. We're also taking abstract submissions for speaker and poster presenters. Submit your paper by Jan. 30.

US SAS® Users Group Conferences
Visit our Web site to find the dates of upcoming regional and special-interest SAS Users Group Conferences.





Dear Readers,

Welcome to 2007! It's a new year, and to start us off on the right foot, you'll read an Insider's View from popular SAS presenter Rick Langston. And to get you in the mindset for SAS Global Forum coming in April, I'm giving you a recap of a popular SUGI paper by Mike Molter.

Want to learn about color coding SAS BI log files or setting up a sub-capacity SAS license? Then be sure to read the tips below. Do you have other topics you'd like to read about? Send me a note. I'm always looking to supply you with information on the topics that interest you most.

Here's wishing you a happy new year!

Shelley Sessoms
Editor, SAS Tech Report



 

New Tools for Color Coding SAS® BI Log Files
There are new tools available that enable you to color code your SAS BI log files to highlight important information.
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Insider's View: Explaining SAS® Date Values
Do you know why a SAS date is the number of days since Jan. 1, 1960? SAS Senior Software Manager Rick Langston explains why.
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Using MPRINT and MFILE Options to Expand Macros in SAS® Code for Easier Debugging
You can use the MFILE and MPRINT options together to expand macros in SAS code and output the generated SAS code to an external text file.
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Using the PROC REPORT Temporary Variable
This article highlights Mike Molter's SUGI 31 paper "The REPORT Procedure's Temporary Variable: What Is It and Why Do I Care?".
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Setting Up a Sub-Capacity SAS® License
SAS offers sub-capacity pricing for qualified customers who are upgrading their SAS software or are adding SAS workload to a large IBM mainframe. This document describes system-specific information that SAS needs in order to generate a correct SETINIT for sub-capacity pricing.
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SAS/GRAPH® Dashboard Indicators
Explore this set of 10 downloadable samples for information about how to programmatically create dashboard indicators using the SAS language for display in SAS BI products.
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