Live Workshop
Having a Good Time in SAS®
26th June 2025 | 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM AEST
About the workshop:
Learn how SAS handles dates and times—and how you can make them work for you with some clever tricks and functions. Join us in this hands-on session with our star Instructor of the Month, Jim Watsons!
What You'll Gain:
- Understanding SAS Date and Time Values:
Gain clarity on how SAS stores dates, datetimes, and time values behind the scenes. - Date & Time Arithmetic:
Learn what types of date and time calculations are safe to perform—and what common pitfalls to avoid. - Powerful SAS Functions for Time Handling:
Discover essential SAS functions that help you efficiently manipulate and master date and time values in your code.
About our Having a Good Time in SAS® Workshop:
“Having a Good Time in SAS®” is an interactive, hands-on session designed for SAS users who want to strengthen their skills in handling date and time values. Building on knowledge from SAS Programming 1: Essentials and SAS SQL 1: Essentials, this workshop is ideal for those comfortable with basic SAS programming.
Led by expert instructors Jim Watsons and Carlos, the session will explore how SAS stores dates and times, how to perform safe and effective date arithmetic, and how to use key functions to manipulate time-based data with confidence.
Whether you're building reports or working with time-sensitive data, this session will help you make the most of SAS’s powerful date and time features—in a fun and engaging format.
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Who Should Attend:
Ideal for SAS Programmers, Data Engineers, Analysts, end-users, and anyone eager to enhance their skills in writing and understanding SAS code—whether you're using it for data analysis, reporting, or automation.
Prerequisites:
This session is best suited for participants who have completed the SAS Programming 1 course or possess equivalent foundational knowledge of SAS. If you're comfortable with basic SAS syntax, data steps, and simple procedures, you'll be well-prepared to dive into the topics we'll cover.
New to SAS? No problem! You're absolutely welcome to join us. While the session is designed with intermediate users in mind, we’ll start with a quick overview of the basics to help newcomers follow along and get up to speed.