Base SAS Programming
Base SAS Programming
Course Duration: 5 Days

This course is for users who want to learn how to write SAS programs to access, explore, prepare, and analyze data. It is the entry point to learning SAS programming for data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. It is a prerequisite to many other SAS courses.
Learn how to
- Use SAS Studio and SAS Enterprise Guide to write and submit SAS programs
- Access SAS, Microsoft Excel, and text data
- Explore and validate data
- Prepare data by sub setting rows and computing new columns
- Analyze and report on data
- Export data and results to Excel, PDF, and other formats
- Use SQL in SAS to query and join tables.
- Course Content
- Audience & Prerequisites
- Learning Methdology
Essentials
- The SAS programming process
- Using SAS programming tools
- Understanding SAS syntax
- Understanding SAS data
- Accessing data through libraries
- Importing data into SAS
- Exploring data
- Filtering rows
- Formatting columns
- Sorting data and removing duplicates
- Reading and filtering data
- Computing new columns
- Conditional processing
- Enhancing reports with titles, footnotes, and labels
- Creating frequency reports
- Creating summary statistics reports
- Exporting data
- Exporting reports
- Using Structured Query Language in SAS
- Joining tables using SQL in SAS
Controlling DATA Step Processing
- Setting up for this course
- Understanding DATA step processing
- Directing DATA step
Output Summarizing Data
- Creating an accumulating column
- Processing data in groups
Manipulating Data with Functions
- Understanding SAS functions and CALL routines
- Using numeric and date functions
- Using character functions
- Using special functions to convert column type
Creating Custom Formats
- Creating and using custom formats
- Creating custom formats from tables
Combining Tables
- Concatenating tables
- Merging tables
- Identifying matching and nonmatching rows
Processing Repetitive Code
- Using iterative DO loops
- Using conditional DO loops
Restructuring Tables
- Restructuring data with the DATA step
- Restructuring data with the TRANSPOSE procedure
Who should attend
Anyone starting to write SAS programs
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, you should have experience using computer software. Specifically, you should be able to
- Understand file structures and system commands on your operating systems
- Access data files on your operating
- No prior SAS experience is needed.
- Classroom
- Live Web
- Self Paced Learning
Student Testimonials
Ultramax Infonet provides rigorous technical and practical training on SAS . In addition to training it also conducts TNA’s which prepares students for GLOBAL Certification Exams. Training provided for Base and Advance SAS was fantastic for most of the modules.

Rishab Bothra

Swati Jadhav

Neetu Sharma
It has been a great experience at Ultramax infonet for me, right from class room to placement.
I am immensely thankful to Ultramax infonet pune for providing SAS training program which helped me groom and prepare myself for the challenges in the industries. The Faculty and staff are all dedicated to student success and innovation. The flexible and professional environment for learning provides the opportunity to explore yourself

Palash Sahare

Shripad Binawade
Google referred me to approach “Ultramax” and I was glad to connect with them on proper instruction my training for three modules Base, Advance SAS and Predictive Modeling were successfully completed on time. The staff is very kind and informative. Proper time for practicing was provided which helped in clearing our doubts. My experience can be rated as 4.8/5. Proper guidance. Good practice labs and sessions for doubt solving. Ultramax, did help we get a nice job

Tanvi Yedke
I wanted to learn Base, Advance SAS and Predictive Modeling. It was the best institute to learn and get trained from here. They provide with all best facilities, classrooms are very well maintained and equipped. Trainer for base and advance was very good. Concepts were very clear and trainers were also professional.Overall experience was very well. It provided by quite good opportunities for placement

Kalyani Uttarwar

Harsha Kamat
