SAS® Programming for Distributed Computing in SAS® Viya® (Coursera)

This is an advanced course, intended for learners with SAS programming experience. To be successful, you should be able to access data via SAS libraries, read and prepare data with the DATA step, query data using PROC SQL, and summarize data with the MEANS and FREQ procedures. This foundational knowledge can be acquired in the Coursera SAS Programmer specialization.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Load data into SAS Cloud Analytic Services
• Modify DATA step and SQL procedure code to execute in CAS
• Use CAS-enabled procedures
• Write CASL code to execute CAS actions

Course 1 of 3 in the Distributed Programming in SAS® Viya® for Data Analysts Specialization.

What You Will Learn

• Load data into SAS Cloud Analytic Services
• Modify DATA step and SQL procedure code to execute in CAS
• Use CAS-enabled procedures and CAS actions

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Specialization Overview
In this module you learn about the courses included in this specialization.
Course Overview and Logistics
In this lesson you discover what you will learn in this course and access the files you will use to practice.
Introduction to SAS Viya
In this module you learn about SAS Viya and the available servers, and use SAS Studio to submit code.

WEEK 2
Loading Data into SAS Cloud Analytic Services (CAS)
In this module you learn how to load files into memory in CAS and examine the attributes of in-memory tables. You learn how to reference in-memory tables in your programs and how to save those tables efficiently back to disk.

WEEK 3
Modifying Base SAS Programs to Run in SAS Cloud Analytic Services (CAS)
In this module you modify DATA step code to run in CAS, convert PROC SQL code to PROC FEDSQL to run in CAS, and understand the unique column data types available in CAS tables.

WEEK 4
Using CAS-Enabled Procedures and CAS Actions
In this module you explore SAS procedures that execute in CAS and learn about the CAS Language (CASL) and CAS actions.