After completing this course, the student should be able to:
 

	Describe the SAS System
	Examine data to be used with SAS
	Define terms related to SAS
	Describe the structure and language of SAS
	Code basic DATA and PROC steps in a SAS program
	Interpret a basic SAS log
	Select a mode for executing SAS
	Use Display Manager mode to write and submit a SAS program
	Save and access SAS programs in Display Manager

Introduction to SAS
Describes the SAS System and its capabilities.  
 

Preview of SAS

Definition of the SAS System.  Preview of a SAS program and its output.
 

SAS Software

Core components.  Multi-Vendor Architecture.  Multiple Engine Architecture.

Data Basics
Covers fundamental information about data that is a basis for using SAS.
 

Data Analysis

What data is and how it is represented.  Components of the data analysis process.  The function SAS performs in the data analysis process.
 

Data in SAS Terms

Definitions of data value, observation, variable and data set.
 

Know Your Data

Examining the data values the variables represent.

SAS Language
Covers basic concepts of the SAS language.
 

SAS Structure

Building blocks of a SAS program: DATA step and PROC step.
 

SAS Statements

Where and how keywords and arguments are coded.  Naming conventions that apply to SAS names.  Recommended coding practices.
 

SAS Data

Description of example data in SAS terminology.  Verification of variable attributes.  Default attributes that SAS assigns.

Using SAS
Discusses the basic statements used when coding SAS programs: DATA, INPUT and PROC.  Covers the information found in the SAS log.
 

The DATA Statement

Two basic functions of the DATA statement.  The execution phase of the DATA step.  The first two statements of the SAS program used as the course example.
 

The INPUT Statement

Features of list input style.  Use of informats.  Coding with format modifiers in modified list input.
 

The PROC Statement

A report created with PROC PRINT, using all defaults.  How the LABEL and TITLE statements enhance a report.
 

The SAS Log

Purpose of the SAS log.  Sections and types of information displayed.  What prints in the SAS log when errors occur.
 

What Ifs

Logs showing results of incorrectly coded SAS statements.

Executing the SAS System
Presents the five ways of using the SAS System.  Shows how to submit a program from the Display Manager windowing environment and through batch mode.
 

Five Modes

Five ways to use SAS: SAS/ASSIST software, batch mode, Display Manager mode, interactive line mode and noninteractive mode.
 

Batch Mode

Components of a batch job in the MVS/TSO environment.  Output from MVS/TSO batch mode.  
 

Display Manager Mode

Accessing and exiting SAS.  Creating a program in the PROGRAM EDITOR window.  Submitting the program. Viewing the OUTPUT window and the LOG window.  Modifying the program.  Saving the program and accessing it in a new session.