SAS BI: Easy Customizations for SAS Portal and SAS Web Report Studio
Last week I talked about how you could customize the style sheet for Web Report Studio. One reader, Kushal Ramani, a SAS consultant from Epoch Research India, suggested that I list some other items...
View ArticleSAS Code: Simple Macro to Benchmark Data Performance
When troubleshooting data performance problems, IO problems, or simple library connectivity, I use a simple snippet of code to push the data storage to the limits. It is useful because it stresses the...
View ArticleSAS Administration: Process Data Faster in RDBMS by Buffering the Data in Memory
By default, accessing third party relational databases can be very slow if not configured properly. I recently started using PostgreSQL 9.1, an open source database, to store high volumes of data for...
View ArticleSAS Administration: Fetch Big Data Faster Across ODBC
On my current “big data” project, I’m connecting SAS to PostgreSQL using the ODBC access engine. At first I was seeing pretty bad performance – specifically I wasn’t able to view the ~2.2 billion...
View ArticleUpdate Table Metadata Using Base SAS Code
Ever had the need to update table metadata by submitting SAS code? If so, you can use PROC METALIB to do so. This may be useful if you want to automate an ETL process, which loads tables and...
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SAS Administration: Change the Options to Get More Performance
Author: Steve OvertonEvery time I install SAS products or solutions I find myself using the same options in the SAS configuration file to set memory usage, CPU usage, and the SAS WORK library location....
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Admins – Need to Restore One Metadata Object from a Backup?
Author: Tricia AanderudWhen I think of corruption, it usually is more about government. Certainly, I don’t picture myself slipping a C-Note to the metadata server for favors, such as giving me special...
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Big Data Loading with PostgreSQL available in SAS 9.4
Author: Steve OvertonThe recent release of SAS 9.4 was very exciting for me because it finally brings PostgreSQL support! In my opinion, PostgreSQL is one of the best low-cost database platforms out...
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Need to Migrate Users, Groups, and Roles between SAS Environments?
Author: Steve OvertonMigrating users and groups between SAS environments can be a pain if you have a complex security model or a very large number of users and groups to migrate. Manually creating...
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What’s the difference between SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS DI Studio?
Author: Michelle HomesA question SAS programmers/users sometimes ask me is “What’s the difference between SAS Enterprise Guide (EG) and SAS Data Integration Studio (DI)?” Both run SAS code and can...
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SAS Coding: Scattered Data Might Need CPORT Procedure Help
Author: tricia aanderudMy computer is a hot mess! I have datasets and code everywhere. I’m serious … you name it … there is not a hard drive, thumb drive, and even a DVD in my office that doesn’t...
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Administration: Retrieving Passwords from the SAS Metadata
Author: Stig EideWhen working with the SAS metadata, sometimes a developer needs to retrieve a user ID and password from the metadata. For instance a developer may need the encoded password to connect...
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Administration: What Demons Are at Your Command?
Charleston Cemetery – Matthew Brady In the US, Halloween is celebrated by young children dressing up as ghouls, ghosts, and demons of other sorts. I think the original idea of costumes was to be the...
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SAS VA Administration: Setting up Your Security Model
One part of the Zenguard service is helping customer setup their SAS security model, which involves determining which users need to do what in the SAS Visual Analytics system. Most customers have the...
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3 Methods to Remove Data from the HDFS VAPUBLIC Directory
When working with HDFS, you are often loading data to the various directories to upload into SAS Visual Analytics. However, sometimes you want to remove that data. Here’s three different ways to...
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Administration: Retrieving Passwords from the SAS Metadata
When working with the SAS metadata, sometimes a developer needs to retrieve a user ID and password from the metadata. For instance a developer may need the encoded password to connect to the database...
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SAS Visual Analytics: Modern Theme Vs Classic Theme
At the SAS Global Forum 2016 the SAS Viya platform was announced and part of the platform was SAS Visual Analytics and SAS Visual Statistics converting to the HTML5 interface. Noticeable changes were...
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SAS Coding: Scattered Data Might Need CPORT Procedure Help
My computer is a hot mess! I have datasets and code everywhere. I’m serious … you name it … there is not a hard drive, thumb drive, and even a DVD in my office that doesn’t have data on it. I call...
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