Book description
Created in partnership with SAS, this book explores SAS, a business intelligence software that can be used in any business setting or enterprise for data delivery, reporting, data mining, forecasting, statistical analysis, and more. SAS employee and technologist Stephen McDaniel combines real-world expertise and a friendly writing style to introduce readers to SAS basics. It covers crucial topics such as getting various types of data into the software, producing reports, working with the data, basic SAS programming, macros, and working with SAS and databases.
Table of contents
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I : Welcome to SAS!
- Part II : Gathering Data and Presenting Information
- Part III : Impressing Your Boss with Your SAS Business Intelligence
- Part IV : Enhancing and Sharing Your SAS Masterpieces
- Part V : Getting SAS Ready to Rock and Roll
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Part VI : The Part of Tens
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Chapter 18: Ten SAS Enterprise Guide Productivity Tips
- The “Keys” to Success
- Don’t Limit Yourself: Use More than One Session
- See What’s Installed on Your Server
- The Switcheroo: Changing the Input Data for a Task
- Watch the Log Grow
- Copy Data
- Expand Your Horizons with Custom Tasks
- Submit a Selection
- Don’t Wait for Data to Open
- Need Not Be Present to Win: Schedule Your Project
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Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Administrators
- Determining When SASUSER Isn’t Usable
- Managing Logins from SAS Enterprise Guide Explorer
- Disarming SAS Enterprise Guide Explorer
- Using METALIB to Synchronize Metadata with Reality
- Getting Better Performance from Information Maps
- Making Your Database Work for You with Implicit Pass-Through
- Publishing Reports from SAS Enterprise Guide: What’s Needed
- Catching and Killing a Runaway SAS Session
- Telling One SAS.EXE from Another
- Peering under the Covers with Process Logs
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Chapter 20: Ten (or More) Web Resources for Extra Information
- Need Some Support?
- What Else Does SAS Offer and How Are Others Succeeding with SAS?
- Help Me Out with More Info on Making Effective Charts and Graphs
- Where Can I Find Out More about Business Intelligence?
- Where Can I Discover More about Statistics and Analytics?
- What about More Information That Just Did Not Fit in This Book?
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Chapter 18: Ten SAS Enterprise Guide Productivity Tips
- : Further Reading
- : Special Offer
Product information
- Title: SAS For Dummies
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2007
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9780471788324
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