SAS Certified Associate:
Intermediate Programming Using SAS Viya
Show you have the programming skills the market is looking for, whether you want to expand your career potential or stand out in a competitive field.
With this certification, you’ll prove you’ve mastered these skills:
- Work with CAS tables and data sources.
- Use CAS-enabled procedures and user-defined formats.
- Modify DATA step and SQL programs to run in CAS.
- Use the CAS programming language (CASL) and CAS actions to directly interact with data in CAS.
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Exam Content
The exam will test your ability to:
- 5-10% – Programming in SAS Viya concepts.
- 5-10% – CAS-enabled procedures and user-defined formats.
- 5-10% – Access data with CAS actions.
- 5-10% – Explore and validate data with CAS actions.
- 5-10% – Analyze and summarize data with CAS actions.
- 10-15% – DATA step and SQL programming in CAS.
- 10-15% – Managing data with CAS-enabled procedures.
- 15-20% – CAS language basics.
- 20-25% – Prepare data with CAS actions.
Download our exam content guide for a detailed breakdown of each section to ensure you are thoroughly prepared.
Exam Details
- This exam is administered by SAS and Pearson VUE.
- 65-70 multiple choice and short-answer questions.
- 110 minutes to complete the exam.
- Passing score is 71%.
- Certification expires after five years.
SAS Certified Associate:
Intermediate Programming Using SAS Viya
Use this exam ID to register:
A00-420
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