Unlock New Programming Capabilities with SAS in VS Code!

About the webinar:

SAS Viya is an open technology and you can connect to it using several IDEs (Interface Development Environments) like Jupyter Notebook and Rstudio.

This webinar will introduce the official SAS Visual Studio code extension and demonstrate how it can increase your productivity by combining the familiarity of the IDE with the power of SAS Viya.

We will cover the essentials of setting up the connection to SAS Viya, accessing and viewing data, and learn how to use this new editor to optimize coding workflow. This webinar is perfect for SAS users looking to enhance their coding or want to learn a new skill in the Viya ecosystem.
 

You will learn:

• How to access and manage SAS content
• Data visualization in VS Code
• Advanced code editing tools and features
• Integrating SAS with SQL and Python for enhanced interoperability

Agenda:

• Overview of Setting Up the Connection to SAS Viya
• SAS Content: How to Access and View Files
• Data Visualization in VS Code: Advantages and Limitations Compared to Studio
  • Viewing all rows
  • Adjusting column width with double-click separation
  • Moving columns
  • Highlighting the interactivity and filtering limitations in comparison to Studio
• Viewing Logs and Summaries in VS Code (No rows limitations compared to Studio)
• SAS Code Editing Features:
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Code assistance
  • Snippets
  • SAS Copilot integration
• SAS Notebooks
• Interoperability and Complementarity:
  • Combining SAS, SQL, and Python
  • Transforming code into SAS Studio Flows (swimlanes, flows)
  • Orchestration in SAS Studio