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This course focuses on the components of the SAS macro facility and how to design, write, and debug macro systems. Emphasis is placed on understanding how programs with macro code are processed.

Before attending this course, you should have completed the SAS Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques course or have equivalent knowledge. Specifically, you should be able to

use a DATA step to read from or write to a SAS data set or external file
use DATA step programming statements such as IF-THEN/ELSE, DO WHILE, DO UNTIL, and iterative DO
use SAS data set options such as DROP=, KEEP=, and OBS=
use character functions such as SUBSTR, SCAN, INDEX, and UPCASE
form subsets of data using the WHERE clause
create and use SAS date values and constants
use SAS procedures such as SORT, PRINT, CONTENTS, MEANS, FREQ, TABULATE, and CHART.

This course addresses Base SAS software.

This course is appropriate for students who are using SAS 9 software.

Who should attend

Experienced SAS programmers who have a sound understanding of DATA step processing and who want to write SAS programs that are reusable and dynamic

perform text substitution in SAS code
automate and customize the production of SAS code
conditionally or iteratively construct SAS code
use macro variables and macro functions.

Introduction

course logistics
purpose of the macro facility
program flow

Macro Variables

introduction to macro variables
automatic macro variables
macro variable references
user-defined macro variables
delimiting macro variable references
macro functions

Macro Definitions

defining and calling a macro
macro parameters

DATA Step and SQL Interfaces

creating macro variables in the DATA step
indirect references to macro variables
creating macro variables in SQL

Macro Programs

conditional processing
parameter validation
iterative processing
global and local symbol tables

Learning More

SAS resources
beyond this course

Supplemental Materials

program flow

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Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our Norway facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

07 februar 2025 (2 Days)
Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim
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11 februar 2025 (2 Days)
Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim
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18 februar 2025 (2 Days)
Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim
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07 februar 2025 (2 Days)
Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim
Classroom / Virtual Classroom

11 februar 2025 (2 Days)
Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim
Classroom / Virtual Classroom

11 mars 2025 (2 Days)
Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim
Classroom / Virtual Classroom

18 februar 2025 (2 Days)
Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim
Classroom / Virtual Classroom

11 mars 2025 (2 Days)
Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim
Classroom / Virtual Classroom

SAS® Macro Language 1: Essentials Training Course in Norway

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SAS® Macro Language 1: Essentials Training in Norway

Prerequisites

What You Will Learn

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