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SAS Credential
SAS® Viya®  Programming Specialist

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.

Learn what to expect on the exam in this short, must-watch video on our YouTube channel.

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.

The exam will test your ability to:

5-10%: Programming in SAS Viya concepts.; 10-15%: Managing data with CAS-enabled procedures.; 10-15%: DATA step and SQL programming in CAS.; 5-10%: CAS-enabled procedures and user-defined formats.; 15-20%: CAS language basics.; 5-10%: Access data with CAS actions.; 5-10%: Explore and validate data with CAS actions.; 20-25%: Prepare data with CAS actions.; 5-10%: Analyze and summarize 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

Pricing and Discounts

$180
Exam fee in the U.S.
and most other countries

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