SAS® Certification Prep Guide: Advanced Programming for SAS®9 Second Edition

Chapter 19. Introduction to Efficient SAS Programming

• Overview 677

  • Introduction 677

  • Objectives 678

• Overview of Computing Resources 678

• Assessing Efficiency Needs at Your Site 679

  • Assessing Your Technical Environment 679

  • Assessing Your Programs 680

  • Assessing Your Data 680

• Understanding Efficiency Trade-offs 681

• Using SAS System Options to Track Resources 682

• Using Benchmarks to Compare Techniques 683

  • Guidelines for Benchmarking 683

• Summary 684

  • • Overview of Computing Resources 684

    • Assessing Efficiency Needs at Your Site 685

    • Understanding Efficiency Trade-offs 685

    • Using SAS System Options to Track Resources 685

    • Using Benchmarks to Compare Techniques 685

Overview

Introduction

As an experienced programmer, you want your SAS programs to obtain the desired results while ...