SAS Advanced Programming for SAS 9

Exam Content Guide

Accessing Data Using SQL

• Generate detail reports by working with a single table, joining tables, or using set operators in the SQL procedure.
• Generate summary reports by working with a single table, joining tables, or using set operators in the SQL procedure.
• Construct sub-queries and in-line views within an SQL procedure step.
• Compare solving a problem using the SQL procedure versus using traditional SAS programming techniques.
• Access Dictionary Tables using the SQL procedure.

Macro Processing

• Create and use user-defined and automatic macro variables within the SAS Macro Language.
• Automate programs by defining and calling macros using the SAS Macro Language.
• Understand the use of macro functions.
• Use various system options that are available for macro debugging and displaying values of user-defined and automatic macro variables in the SAS log.
• Create data-driven programs using SAS Macro Language.

Advanced Programming Techniques

• Demonstrate the use of advanced data look-up techniques such as array processing, hash objects, formats, and merging.
• Reduce computing resource requirements by controlling the space required to store SAS data sets.
• Use the FCMP procedure to create a user-defined function.
• Perform effective benchmarking.
• Use SAS indexes.
• Compare techniques to eliminate duplicate data.